Distington () is a large 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
Cumbria
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, England, south of
Workington
Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...
and north of
Whitehaven
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. Historically a part of
Cumberland
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, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of
Common End, Gilgarran and
Pica. The parish had a population of 2,247 in the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 2,256 at the 2011 census.
South of the village by the
Lowca Beck are the fragmentary remains of Hayes Castle, a manor house fortified by Robert de Leyburn in 1322.
Governance
Distington is in the
parliamentary constituency
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of
Whitehaven and Workington
Whitehaven and Workington is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was contested for the first time at the 2024 general election, since w ...
.
For
Local Government
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
purposes it is in the
Cumberland
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unitary authority area.
The village also has its own
Parish Council; ''Distington Parish Council''. The parish council ward stretches beyond the confines of Distington parish with at total population taken at the Census 2011 of 4,058.
Transport
The main road through Distington is the
A595
The A595 is a primary route in Cumbria, in Northern England that starts in Carlisle, passes through Whitehaven and goes close to Workington, Cockermouth and Wigton. It passes Sellafield and Ravenglass before ending at the Dalton-in-Furness by-p ...
. There was once a
railway station
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at Distington on the
Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) was located in West Cumberland in Northern England, serving the towns of Cleator Moor and Workington and intermediate villages. It was mainly used for coal, limestone and iron ore traffic for t ...
which was an important junction.
Today
Harrington railway station
Harrington railway station is a railway station serving the village of Harrington in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between and . It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Harrington Hump
T ...
, on the
Cumbria Coast Line, is the nearest operational station.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Distington
*
Distington railway station
Distington railway station was opened jointly by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) and the LNWR and Furness Joint Railway (The Joint Line) on 1 October 1879. It was situated on the northern edge of the village of Distington, ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Distington(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Cumberland (unitary authority)
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