Fletchertown

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Fletchertown
Allhallows Church, Fletchertown - geograph.org.uk - 66103.jpg
Allhallows' Church, Fletchertown
Fletchertown is located in Allerdale
Fletchertown
Fletchertown
Location in Allerdale
Population548 (2001)
OS grid referenceNY206429
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code016973
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°46′30″N 3°13′59″W / 54.775°N 3.233°W / 54.775; -3.233Coordinates: 54°46′30″N 3°13′59″W / 54.775°N 3.233°W / 54.775; -3.233

Fletchertown is a small village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland.

The village was originally built to house workers in a nearby coal mine, since abandoned. The site of the mine and its spoil heaps remain. The heaps are known locally as the 'pit bank' area. Fletchertown is also the home of a number of industrial units. The school closed in 1984 and now serves as a local community centre.

Location[]

Fletchertown is situated 6 mi (10 km) from the market town of Wigton, 16.7 mi (27 km) from the border city of Carlisle, 15.7 mi (25 km) from Keswick and 10.6 mi (17 km) from the town of Cockermouth. Fletchertown is situated on edge of the Lake District National Park.

Governance[]

The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Workington, Sue Hayman is the Member of parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Boltons Ward of Allerdale Borough Council and the Aspatria Ward of Cumbria County Council.

Fletchertown does not have its own parish council, instead it is part of Allhallows Parish Council. The Parish of Allhallows incorporates the three villages of Baggrow, Fletchertown and Watch Hill, together with the area of Mealsgate known as Pine Grove.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Parish of Allhallows".

External links[]

Media related to Fletchertown at Wikimedia Commons


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