Greysouthen
Sign in to saveGreysouthen ( ) is a village and civil parish between the towns of Workington and Cockermouth, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, North West England. It lies a couple of miles outside the boundary of the Lake District National Park. The village has an historic association with coal mining.
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Place details
- Locality
- Greysouthen
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Greysouthen
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.static_image
- The Old Punchbowl Pub in Greysouthen.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Old Punchbowl Pub in Greysouthen
- UK place.static_image_alt
- The Old Punchbowl pub in Greysouthen
- UK place.population
- 584
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NY07086 29077
- UK place.post_town
- Cockermouth
- UK place.postcode_area
- CA
- UK place.postcode_district
- CA13
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cumberland
- Population
- +631
- Image
- The Old Punchbowl Pub in Greysouthen.jpg
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Mining
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Community
- Ecology
- Population
- See also
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Greysouthen ( ) is a village and civil parish between the towns of Workington and Cockermouth, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, North West England. It lies a couple of miles outside the boundary of the Lake District National Park. The village has an historic association with coal mining.
==History== In 1870, Greysouthen was described as a settlement of 136 houses, with an agricultural implement factory, a Quakers' chapel, a Wesleyan chapel and a flax mill. In 1901 Greysouthen civil parish had an area of 1,558 acres.