Blencogo

Blencogo
The New Inn public house, Blencogo
Blencogo is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Blencogo
Blencogo
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Blencogo is located in Cumbria
Blencogo
Blencogo
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY195478
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial 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°49′08″N 3°15′07″W / 54.819°N 3.252°W / 54.819; -3.252

Blencogo is a small farming village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bromfield, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is situated near Wigton, on the Solway Plain, off the B3502 Wigton to Silloth road. The village is a centre for growing osier willow for basketmaking and related crafts. In 1931 the parish had a population of 139.[1]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Blencogo Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.