Great Strickland

Great Strickland
Strickland Arms
Great Strickland is located in Cumbria
Great Strickland
Great Strickland
Location within Cumbria
Population370 (2011(including Little Strickland and Thrimby))[1]
OS grid referenceNY5522
Civil parish
  • Great Strickland
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01931
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°35′56″N 2°40′55″W / 54.599°N 2.682°W / 54.599; -2.682

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.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Great Strickland Parish (E04002534)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Great Stickland
  3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Great Strickland/Little Strickland/Thrimby Parish (16UF025)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.