Soulby is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
Eden district
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England, based at Penrith Town Hall in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden, which flows north through the district toward Carlisle. Its population of 49,777 at the 2001 census, increased ...
of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
, England. The parish had a population of 186 in 2001,
increasing slightly to 187 at the 2011 Census.
The village has a
village green
A village green is a commons, common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common pasture, grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for ...
.
Famous people
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Robert Howard Hutton
Robert Howard Hutton (1840–1887), bonesetter, was born at Soulby, near Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, on 26 July 1840. He was the son of Robert Hutton. He was a member of a family of farmers who for two hundred years had resided in the north of E ...
, bonesetter, was born here in 1840.
See also
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Listed buildings in Soulby
Soulby is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of p ...
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References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Soulby(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Eden District
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