Waverton, Cumbria

Waverton
Christ Church
Waverton is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Waverton
Waverton
Location in Allerdale
Waverton is located in Cumbria
Waverton
Waverton
Location within Cumbria
Population306 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY2241547466
• London321 mi (517 km)
Civil parish
  • Waverton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code016973
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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54°48′54″N 3°12′43″W / 54.815°N 3.212°W / 54.815; -3.212

Waverton is a linear village and civil parish in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. Waverton lies on the main A596 road east of a bridge over the River Waver, 2.2 miles south west from Wigton and 14.2 miles from the nearest city, Carlisle. The river is the reason for Waverton's name as well as it coming from the old English word tuǹ, this meaning "An enclosure; a farmstead; a village; an estate".[1]

  1. ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/search[permanent dead link] The University of Nottingham,Search: Waverton Cumberland, Retrieved 22 March 2012