Hesket, Cumbria

Hesket
View over Barrock Fell, in Hesket Parish
Hesket is located in the former Eden District
Hesket
Hesket
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Hesket is located in Cumbria
Hesket
Hesket
Location within Cumbria
Population2,588 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY4744
Civil parish
  • Hesket-in-the-Forest
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA4, CA11
Dialling code01697
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°46′N 2°48′W / 54.77°N 2.80°W / 54.77; -2.80

Hesket (also Hesket-in-the-Forest) is a large civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on the main A6 between Carlisle and Penrith. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,363,[2] increasing to 2,588 at the 2011 census,[1] and estimated at 2,774 in 2019.[3] The parish was formed in 1894 with the passing of the Local Government Act 1894 and was enlarged to incorporate the parish of Plumpton Wall following a County Review Order in 1934. Hesket is part of the historic royal hunting ground of Inglewood Forest. Settlement in the parish dates back to the Roman occupation.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hesket Parish (E04002538)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Hesket Parish (16UF029)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ City Population. Retrieved 4 April 2021.