Distington
Sign in to saveDistington () is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, south of Workington and north of Whitehaven. Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica. The parish had a population of 2,247 in the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 2,256 at the 2011 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Harrington
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,445
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Distington
- UK place.population
- 2,256
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Distington
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Whitehaven and Workington
- UK place.post_town
- WORKINGTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- CA14
- UK place.postcode_area
- CA
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cumberland
- Population
- +2256
- Image
- The Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington - geograph.org.uk - 475406.jpg
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- P7959
- Cumberland
- P8168
- Peloponnese Region
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Distington () is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, south of Workington and north of Whitehaven. Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica. The parish had a population of 2,247 in the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 2,256 at the 2011 census.
South of the village by the Lowca Beck are the fragmentary remains of Hayes Castle, a manor house fortified by Robert de Leyburn in 1322.