Parsonby

Parsonby
Parsonby
	Parsonby Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Parsonby Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY142388
Civil parish	Plumbland;
District	Allerdale;
Shire 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 Allerdale district of the English county of Cumbria.^[1] It is located on the B5301 road, south of Aspatria.

Governance

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]

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

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.