Moresby, Cumbria
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| Moresby | |
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 Moresby looking north towards Lowca. St Bridget's Church is near left, with Moresby Hall to its right. In the background looms the Scottish mountain of Criffel. | |
  Moresby Location in Copeland Borough  Moresby Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 1,997 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NY9919 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WHITEHAVEN |
| Postcode district | CA 28 |
| Dialling code | 01946 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Moresby is a small village[citation needed] and civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 1,280 at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census.[1] Moresby sits on Cumbria's west coast. Moresby Hall is one of only three Grade I listed buildings in Copeland. The name of the hall and the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area.
There was a Roman fort at Moresby, believed to have been called Gabrosentum, the perimeter banks of which can be seen in aerial photos and on the ground. St Bridget's Church is in the north-east corner of the fort site. The church and Moresby Hall lie on the west side of the A595, but most people live in Low Moresby on the east side, or Moresby Parks, a larger village south of Low Moresby.
Etymology
The " 'bȳ of Maurice'... a saint popular on the continent."[3] 'Bȳ' is Old English from the Old Norse 'býr', meaning 'hamlet', 'village'.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward is not the complete area of Moresby parish and at the 2011 Census had a population of 1,448.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Moresby Parish (E04010482)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Moresby Parish (16UE017)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi. Vol. Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 421.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Moresby (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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