Ousby

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Ousby
Converted Chapel at Row, Ousby - geograph.org.uk - 340214.jpg
Converted Chapel at Row
Ousby is located in Eden
Ousby
Ousby
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Population447 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY6234
Civil parish
  • Ousby
District
  • Eden
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°42′18″N 2°34′55″W / 54.705°N 2.582°W / 54.705; -2.582Coordinates: 54°42′18″N 2°34′55″W / 54.705°N 2.582°W / 54.705; -2.582

Ousby is a village and civil parish in Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Thankful Village, one of 52 parishes in England and Wales that suffered no casualties during World War I. The parish had a population of 362 in 2001,[2] which had increased to 447 at the 2011 Census,[1] and includes the hamlets of , , and Townhead. Melmerby parish was absorbed on 1 April 1934,[3] on 1 April 2019 Melmerby became a separate parish again.[4]

Amenities[]

Ousby has a pub called the Fox Inn, a camp site and one place of worship, in Townhead, which is called St Luke's Church. A former chapel at Row has now been converted to a holiday home.

Location[]

Ousby Fell

Ousby is located in Ousbydale about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Melmerby, near the A686 road. There is a fell in the Pennines named .

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ousby Parish (E04002565)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Ousby Parish (16UF056)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Ousby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Ousby and Melmerby) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

External links[]

Media related to Ousby at Wikimedia Commons


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