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Also known as Glassonby, Cumbria

Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies about south south east of Kirkoswald. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 339.

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Place details

Locality
Glassonby
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Glassonby - geograph.org.uk - 1542674.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Glassonby
UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Glassonby
UK place.type
Village and parish
UK place.civil_parish
Glassonby
UK place.population
339
UK place.population_ref
Parish, 2021
UK place.unitary_england
Westmorland and Furness
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cumbria
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Penrith and Solway
UK place.post_town
PENRITH
UK place.postcode_district
CA10
UK place.postcode_area
CA
UK place.dial_code
01768
UK place.os_grid_reference
NY5738
UK place.pushpin_map
United Kingdom Eden

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Glassonby stone circle
  • Old Parks cairn
  • Glassonby Civil Parish
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies about south south east of Kirkoswald. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 339.

Glassonby was historically part of the parish of Addingham. The former village of Addingham stood on the eastern bank of the River Eden, but was abandoned after the river changed its course.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Glassonby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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