Kirkby Thore

Kirkby Thore
Kirkby Thore from the A66
Kirkby Thore is located in the former Eden District
Kirkby Thore
Kirkby Thore
Location in former Eden, Cumbria
Kirkby Thore is located in Cumbria
Kirkby Thore
Kirkby Thore
Location within Cumbria
Population758 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY639257
Civil parish
  • Kirkby Thore
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code017683
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°37′32″N 2°33′30″W / 54.625483°N 2.558426°W / 54.625483; -2.558426

Kirkby Thore is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England (grid reference NY639257), in the historic county of Westmorland. It is close to the Lake District national park and the Cumbrian Pennines. It includes the areas of Bridge End, in the southwest by the A66, and Cross End in the northeast of the village. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 731,[2] increasing to 758 in the 2011 Census.[1] The market town of Appleby-in-Westmorland is about five miles (eight kilometres) away, and the larger town of Penrith is about eight miles (thirteen kilometres) away.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kirkby Thore Parish (E04002545)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Kirkby Thore Parish (16UF036)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2021.