Towns & cities · North East England
Great Strickland
Great Strickland — village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penrith (North Lakes) · 8.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Strickland is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 258 people. Address: CA10. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.5990°, -2.6820°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland. At the 2011 Census Great Strickland was grouped with Little Strickland, itself enlarged to include Thrimby after 2001, to give a total population of 370. The equivalent figure from the 2001 census was 342. The sandstone village church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas and was constructed in 1872. It has a bell turret. To the west of the village lies the River Leith, the West Coast Main Line and the M6 Motorway. To the south lies the small settlement of Little Strickland.
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Background
History
The village gets its name from a Scandinavian term for pastureland around the 9th and 10th centuries. In 1179, the local heiress Christian de Leteham married Walter de Castlecarrock and he changed his name to de Strikeland.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5990, -2.6820
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Great Strickland
- Postcode
- CA10
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Population
- 258
- Nearest railway station
- Penrith (North Lakes) — 8.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2180492 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Strickland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Strickland Arms, Great Stricklands - geograph.org.uk - 175674.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Strickland?
- Great Strickland is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10), in the parish of Great Strickland.
- Is Great Strickland a protected site?
- Yes — Great Strickland is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Great Strickland free to visit?
- Yes, Great Strickland is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Strickland?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.