Lowca

Lowca
The main street of Lowca village
Lowca is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Lowca
Lowca
Location in Copeland Borough
Lowca is located in Cumbria
Lowca
Lowca
Location within Cumbria
Population888 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNX976220
Civil parish
  • Lowca
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWHITEHAVEN
Postcode districtCA28
Dialling code01946
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°34′59″N 3°34′59″W / 54.583°N 3.583°W / 54.583; -3.583

Lowca is a village and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria, just to the north of the village of Moresby. It had a population of 773 in 2001,[2] increasing to 888 at the 2011 Census.[1]

It was formerly a mining area but is now noted for its wind farm.

Lowca looks out over the Solway Firth to the west. The village used to stand next to a huge black slag heap called Pit Bank until the slag heap was redeveloped in the 1980s, along with a new road leading directly through Lowca from the A595.

Lowca has its own community school, previously known as Lowca Primary School, and rugby team.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lowca Parish (E04002493)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Lowca Parish (16UE013)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.