Gilcrux

Gilcrux
St. Mary's Church, Gilcrux
Gilcrux is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Gilcrux
Gilcrux
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Gilcrux is located in Cumbria
Gilcrux
Gilcrux
Location within Cumbria
Population299 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceNY115381
Civil parish
  • Gilcrux
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code01697
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°43′48″N 3°22′30″W / 54.730°N 3.375°W / 54.730; -3.375

Gilcrux is a small village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, and historically part of Cumberland. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park.[1]

The village is on the south bank of the River Ellen around 5 miles (8 km) north of Cockermouth[2] and around 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of Carlisle,[3] the county town of Cumbria. An early record of the village is shown on a map of the Cumbria area by Christopher Saxton in 1567, in which the village is known as Gilcrosse.[4]

  1. ^ "GEOnet Names Server (GNS)". Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  2. ^ "GENUKI:Gilcrux,Cumberland". Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Bing Maps Directions". Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Old Cumbria Gazetteer". Retrieved 1 May 2012.