Hutton is a small
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
about west of
Penrith in the English county of
Cumbria
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. The parish contains the small mansion and former
pele tower of Hutton John, the seat of the Hudleston family.
At the
UK census 2011
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...
the parish had a population of 438.
The parish of Hutton was created in 1934 from the merger of Hutton John and Hutton Soil parishes, both of which were formerly part of the original ecclesiastical and civil parish of
Greystoke. The parish also includes the larger village of
Penruddock and the hamlets of
Troutbeck and
Beckces. Whitbarrow holiday village is also within the parish. Administratively, Hutton forms part of
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal ...
unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local government, local authority in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Unitary authorities are responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are ...
. It has a
parish council, the lowest tier of local government.
Listed buildings

There are 13
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
s in the parish. Hutton John, mentioned above, is Grade I and the remainder are Grade II.
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Hutton John(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Cumbria County History Trust: Hutton Soil(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Hamlets in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
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