Dovenby

Dovenby
The Ship public house, Dovenby
Dovenby Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Dovenby Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY0933
Civil parish	Bridekirk
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COCKERMOUTH
Postcode district	CA13
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°41′N 3°25′W / 54.68°N 3.41°W / 54.68; -3.41

Dovenby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bridekirk, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is on the A594 road and is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north west of Cockermouth, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) east of Dearham, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Maryport, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) north east of Workington and 27 miles (43.5 km) south west of Carlisle. In 1931 the parish had a population of 163.^[1]