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Great Strickland

Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England

Summary

Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
static_image_name	Strickland Arms, Great Stricklands - geograph.org.uk - 175674.jpg
static_image_caption	Strickland Arms
country	England
official_name	Great Strickland
coordinates
population	370
population_ref	(2011(including Little Strickland and Thrimby))
civil_parish	Great Strickland
unitary_england	Westmorland and Furness
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Westmorland and Lonsdale
post_town	PENRITH
postcode_district	CA10
postcode_area	CA
dial_code	01931
os_grid_reference	NY5522

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 mi 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.

Image:Strickland of Westmorland arms.svg|Strickland Coat of Arms Image:St Barnabas' Church, Great Strickland - geograph.org.uk - 66949.jpg|St Barnabas' Church, Great Strickland

History

Main article: Strickland (surname)

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.

References

[http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=great_strickland Great Stickland]
"Great Strickland Parish".
"Great Strickland/Little Strickland/Thrimby Parish".
[http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STRICKLAND.htm Strickland family]

Wikipedia Source

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