Ousby
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Ousby | |
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Melmerby Hall | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 447 (2011) |
OS grid reference | NY6234 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PENRITH |
Postcode district | CA10 |
Dialling code | 01768 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Ousby is a village and civil parish in Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Thankful Village, one of 52 parishes in England and Wales that suffered no casualties during World War I. The parish had a population of 362 in 2001,[1] which had increased to 442 at the 2011 Census,[2] and includes Melmerby and the hamlets of Crewgarth, Row, Shire and Townhead.
Amenities
Ousby has a pub called the Fox Inn, a camp site and one place of worship, in Townhead, which is called St Luke's Church. A Former chapel at Row has now been converted to a holiday home.
Location
Ousby is located in Ousbydale about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Melmerby, near the A686 road. There is a fell in the Pennines named Ousby Fell.
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
External links
Media related to Ousby at Wikimedia Commons