Sockbridge and Tirril

Sockbridge and Tirril
Thorpe Field
Sockbridge and Tirril is located in Cumbria
Sockbridge and Tirril
Sockbridge and Tirril
Location within Cumbria
Population415 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY5026
Civil parish
  • Sockbridge and Tirril
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°37′37″N 2°46′05″W / 54.627°N 2.768°W / 54.627; -2.768

Sockbridge and Tirril is a small civil parish in Eden District, Cumbria. It had a population of 397 in 2001,[2] increasing to 415 at the 2011 Census.[1] It comprises the adjoining settlements of Tirril, Sockbridge and Thorpe. All three were once separate places but are now, in effect, a single village. They are near Penrith. The two villages are separated by a river.

The parish was formed in 1866 as Sockbridge and was previously a township in the parish of Barton.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sockbridge and Tirril Parish (E04002572)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Sockbridge and Tirril Parish (16UF063)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2021.