Moresby is a
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 ...
in
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
, England. It had a population of 1,280 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census.
Most people live in Low Moresby on the east side of the A595, or Moresby Parks, a larger village south of Low Moresby.
Etymology
The " 'bȳ of Maurice'... a saint popular on the continent."
'Bȳ' is
Old Norse
Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...
and means 'hamlet', 'village'.
Moresby Hall in
Parton, close to Moresby, is a
Grade I 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 ...
. The name of the hall and the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area.
Governance
An
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
in the same name exists. This ward is not the complete area of Moresby parish and at the 2011 Census had a population of 1,448.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Moresby, Cumbria
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Moresby(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Cumberland (unitary authority)
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