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Above Derwent

Civil parish in Cumbria, England

Summary

Civil parish in Cumbria, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
official_nameAbove Derwent
population1,198
population_ref(2011)
civil_parishAbove Derwent
unitary_englandCumberland
lieutenancy_englandCumbria
regionNorth West England
constituency_westminsterPenrith and Solway
post_townKeswick
postcode_districtCA12
postcode_areaCA
os_grid_referenceNY231236
static_image_nameAbove Derwent - Barrow Summit.jpg
static_image_captionThe summit of Barrow
area_total_km255.0472
area_footnotes
pushpin_mapUnited Kingdom Allerdale
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Allerdale, Cumbria

Above Derwent is a civil parish in Cumbria, England, to the west of Derwentwater and Keswick. It lies entirely within the Lake District National Park.

At the 2011 Census the parish had a population of 1,198 in 514 households, a small decrease from the 2001 figure of 1,207 living in 516 households.

The area of the civil parish is 5505 ha.

History

Above Derwent CP comprised the ancient townships of Braithwaite, Coledale or Portinscale, and Thornthwaite, and the chapelry of Newlands".

The population, according to the 1811 Census, was 668, "rising to 1115 in 1851 and then stable throughout the 19th Century".

Topography

The parish is bounded to the east by Derwentwater, the River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake, it includes sections of both lakes. To the West and South, the parish is bounded by the summit of Lord's Seat, the Whinlatter Pass, the summits of Grisedale Pike and Crag Hill, the Newlands Pass, and the summits of Robinson and Catbells.The parish comprises relatively low level land alongside and between both lakes, together with the Newlands Valley, and large areas of the surrounding fells. It includes the settlements of Braithwaite, Thornthwaite, Portinscale, Stair and Little Town. The A66 primary route enters the CP at its most northerly point, Beck Wythop. The most southerly point of the CP is about 1 km south-south-east of the summit of Dale Head, at .

Governance

Above Derwent has a parish council, the lowest tier of local government in England.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Above Derwent was previously in the electoral ward of Derwent Valley. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,615.

The parish is within the Penrith and Solway constituency of the UK Parliament.

References

References

  1. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.
  2. "Above Derwent Parish".
  3. "Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale". Office for National Statistics.
  4. (2013). "Above Derwent". [[Cumbria County History Trust]].
  5. "Above Derwent Parish Council". Above Derwent Parish Council.
  6. "Parish councils contact information". Allerdale Brough Council.
  7. "Derwent Valley ward population 2011".
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