Winscales Explained

Winscales should not be confused with Windscale.

Winscales is a hamlet and civil parish in Allerdale, Cumbria, England, south west of Workington. In the 2011 census it had a population of 237.^[1]

The parish is bordered by Workington to the west, Great Clifton and Little Clifton to the north east, Dean to the south east, and Distington, in Copeland district, to the south. The A595 road and A596 road pass through the parish.^[2]

There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.^{[3] [4]}

Winscales Moor Wind Farm is in the north of the parish, and there are industrial developments. The parish council describes the parish as "primarily industrial with few residential properties".^[5]

In Winscales hamlet there is a pub with the unusual name of "Oily Johnnies" or "Oily's". It was previously the Royal Oak but was renamed after a previous landlord who sold paraffin oil from a shed beside the pub.^{[6] [7]}

Listed buildings

See main article: Listed buildings in Winscales. there are two listed buildings in the parish, both at grade II.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Winscales (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• Web site: Winscales through time. A Vision of Britain Through Time. 27 March 2017.

54.62°N -3.51°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Area: Winscales (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 27 March 2017.
2. Web site: Information on: Winscales (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics. Office of National Statistics. 27 March 2017.
3. Web site: Winscales. Parish Council. Allerdale Borough Council. 24 March 2017.
4. Web site: Winscales Parish Council. Winscales Parish Council. 27 March 2017.
5. Web site: About the Parish Council. Winscale Parish Council. 27 March 2017.
6. News: Britain's Strangest Pub Names: The Legend of Oily Johnnie's. 27 March 2017. The Telegraph. 15 February 2016.
7. Web site: About Oily's Pub. Oily's Pub. 27 March 2017.