Lazonby

Lazonby
The railway bridge in the centre of the village.
Lazonby is located in Cumbria
Lazonby
Lazonby
Location within Cumbria
Population976 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY5439
Civil parish
  • Lazonby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
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54°45′00″N 2°42′12″W / 54.75011°N 2.70333°W / 54.75011; -2.70333
The parish church of St Nicholas, Lazonby, Cumbria. The church occupies a prominent position looking over the Eden valley, and was rebuilt in 1864-6 to a design by Anthony Salvin.

Lazonby is a village and civil parish in the Lower Eden Valley of Cumbria; it is located about 8 miles (13 km) north-north-east of Penrith and 24 miles (38 km) south of the Scottish Borders. Traditionally part of the historic county of Cumberland, it is now within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area. The total population of the ward of Lazonby, which also includes the nearby villages of North Dykes, Great Salkeld and Salkeld Dykes, was 1,425 at the time of the 2001 UK Census;[1] this figure included 1,011 people between the ages of 16 and 74,[2] of whom 675 were in employment.[3] At the time of the 2011 Census, the population had decreased to 976.[4]

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  4. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 June 2015.