Frizington
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Coordinates: 54°33′22″N 3°28′16″W / 54.556°N 3.471°W
| Frizington | |
 St Paul's Church, Frizington |
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 Frizington
Frizington shown within Cumbria |
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| OS grid reference | NY0316 |
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| Civil parish | Arlecdon and Frizington |
| District | Copeland |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FRIZINGTON |
| Postcode district | CA26 |
| Dialling code | 01946 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Copeland |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
Frizington is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was a collection of farms and houses, but became a unified village as a result of the mining (both coal and iron ore) opportunities in the area. The village is known for its church, which was built in 1867-1868. Historically a part of Cumberland, Frizington is in the civil parish of Arlecdon and Frizington, which has a population of 3,678,[1] the Borough of Copeland and the CA postcode area.
On June 2 2010, Frizington was the scene of the second in the chain of murders known as the Cumbria shootings, when Derrick Bird shot his family solicitor, Kevin Commons.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Copeland Retrieved 2009-09-18
- ^ "Cumbria Shootings - Interactive Map". BBC. 2010-06-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10232051.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
[edit] External links
- Frizington Cumbria, from The Cumbria Directory.
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