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Allonby
Sign in to saveAllonby is a village on the coast of Cumberland in Cumbria, England. The village is on the B5300 road north of Maryport and south of Silloth. The village of Mawbray is to the north, and to the east is the village of Westnewton, Carlisle is located to the north-east. Other nearby settlements include Crosscanonby, Edderside, Hayton, and Salta.
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Place details
- Locality
- Allonby
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 444
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Allonby, from the east - geograph.org.uk - 51987.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Allonby, from the east
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Allonby
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.population
- 444
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Allonby
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Penrith and Solway
- UK place.post_town
- Maryport
- UK place.postcode_area
- CA
- UK place.postcode_district
- CA15
- UK place.dial_code
- 01900
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NY081430
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Allerdale
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cumberland
- Population
- 444
- Image
- Allonby, from the east - geograph.org.uk - 51987.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01900
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- Commons category
- Allonby
- OS grid reference
- NY081430
- historic county
- Cumberland
- P12749
- Rudolf Meidner
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geographical aspect
- History
- Governance
- Transport
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- External links
Allonby is a village on the coast of Cumberland in Cumbria, England. The village is on the B5300 road north of Maryport and south of Silloth. The village of Mawbray is to the north, and to the east is the village of Westnewton, Carlisle is located to the north-east. Other nearby settlements include Crosscanonby, Edderside, Hayton, and Salta.
==Toponymy== The name 'Allonby' is derived from " 'Alein's bȳ'...'Alein' is a French personal name of Breton origin." ('Bȳ' is a late Old English word from Old Norse 'bȳr' and Swedish or Danish 'by' meaning 'village' or 'hamlet').
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Allonby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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