Papcastle

Papcastle
Papcastle House
Papcastle is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Papcastle
Papcastle
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Papcastle is located in Cumbria
Papcastle
Papcastle
Location within Cumbria
Population385 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY109315
Civil parish
  • Papcastle
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOCKERMOUTH
Postcode districtCA13
Dialling code01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°40′12″N 3°22′51″W / 54.6700°N 3.3807°W / 54.6700; -3.3807

Papcastle is a village and civil parish in the borough of Allerdale in the English county of Cumbria. The village is now effectively a northern extension of Cockermouth, which lies to the south of the River Derwent. It has its own parish council and lies within Bridekirk Parish for Church of England purposes. In 2001 it had a population of 406,[2] reducing to 385 at the 2011 Census.

The name of Papcastle is said to be a compound formed from Old Norse and Old English papi+cæster, meaning 'the Roman fort inhabited by a hermit'.[3]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale Retrieved 2009-11-23
  3. ^ Derventio Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine