Great Strickland | |
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Strickland Arms | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 370 (2011(including Little Strickland and Thrimby))[1] |
OS grid reference | NY5522 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PENRITH |
Postcode district | CA10 |
Dialling code | 01931 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland.[2] At the 2011 Census Great Strickland was grouped with Little Strickland, itself enlarged to include Thrimby after 2001, to give a total population of 370.[1] The equivalent figure from the 2001 census was 342.[3]
The sandstone village church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas and was constructed in 1872. It has a bell turret.[2]
To the west of the village lies the River Leith, the West Coast Main Line and the M6 Motorway. To the south lies the small settlement of Little Strickland.