Ullock is a village in
Cumbria
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, England, located at
National Grid reference NY076239, approximately south west of
Cockermouth
Cockermouth is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England, so named because it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent. The mid-2010 census estimates state that Cocke ...
and south east of Workington. The
River Marron flows through the village. It is located just outside the
Lake District National Park. In 1870-72 the
township
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had a population of 353.
The village was once served by
Ullock railway station
Ullock railway station was built by the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway. It served the village of Ullock, Cumbria, England.
History
The station opened on 2 April 1866. The owning company was taken over by the LNWR and Furness Railwa ...
on the
Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway.
Governance
Ullock is in the
parliamentary constituency
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of
Copeland,
Trudy Harrison
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is the
Member of Parliament
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. The former Labour MP for the neighbouring constituency of
Workington
Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207.
Locat ...
from 2015-2019, Sue Hayman, was elevated to the
House of Lords
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in 2020 under the title ''
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Susan Mary Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock (''née'' Bentley; born 28 July 1962) is a British politician and life peer who served as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Labour P ...
''.
For
Local Government
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purposes it is in the ''Dalton
Ward
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'' of
Allerdale Borough Council
Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 Census.
The Boro ...
and part of the ''Cockermouth South'' Ward of
Cumbria County Council
Cumbria County Council is the county council for the non-metropolitan county of Cumbria in the North West of England. Established in April 1974, following its first elections held the previous year, it is an elected local government body respon ...
.
Ullock does not have its own
parish council, instead it is part of Dean Parish Council, which also covers villages of
Dean
Dean may refer to:
People
* Dean (given name)
* Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin
* Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk
* Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean
Titles
* ...
,
Deanscales
Deanscales is a hamlet in the Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the village of Dean and the town of Cockermouth. Deanscales is on the A5086 road. Deanscales has 1 pub.
See also
*Listed buildings ...
,
Eaglesfield,
Pardshaw and
Branthwaite.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Dean, Cumbria
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Dean(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Dean, Cumbria
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