Parsonby

Parsonby
Parsonby
	Parsonby Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Parsonby Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY142388
Civil parish	Plumbland;
Unitary authority	Cumberland;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°44′13″N 3°19′55″W / 54.737°N 3.332°W

Parsonby is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria.^[1] It is located on the B5301 road, south of Aspatria.

Governance[edit]

Parsonby, is part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament is Sue Hayman, a member of the Labour Party.^[2] The Labour Party has won the seat in every general election since 1979; the Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since the Second World War: in the 1976 Workington by-election.^[3]

The village also has its own Parish Council jointly with nearby Plumbland; Plumbland Parish Council Parish Council.^[4]

For the European Parliament residents in Parsonby voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.