Langwathby

Langwathby
Village green
Langwathby is located in the former Eden District
Langwathby
Langwathby
Location in the former Eden District Cumbria
Langwathby is located in Cumbria
Langwathby
Langwathby
Location within Cumbria
Population866 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY569336
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10, CA11
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°41′45″N 2°40′12″W / 54.695938°N 2.670071°W / 54.695938; -2.670071

Langwathby is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria, and in the historic English county of Cumberland, about 5 miles (8 km) north east of Penrith on the A686 road. The village lies on the east bank of the River Eden. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 748,[3] increasing to 866 at the 2011 Census.[1]

The village is centred on a large village green next to which stands St Peter's church, the village pub, the shop & post office, and the village hall. There is a primary school on the road to Little Salkeld and there are two garages.

Langwathby is the base of the 'Pride of Cumbria', one of the helicopters run by the Great North Air Ambulance Service

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Langwathby Parish (E04002547)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "LangwathbyPC - Home". Langwathby.org. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Langwathby Parish (16UF038)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2021.