Stanwix Rural
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Stanwix Rural | |
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Civil parish | |
| Coordinates: 54°55′59″N 2°53′02″W / 54.933°N 2.884°W | |
| Country | England |
| Primary council | City of Carlisle |
| County | Cumbria |
| Region | North West England |
| Status | Civil Parish |
| Government | |
| • UK Parliament | Penrith and The Border |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,923 |
Stanwix Rural is a civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria immediately to the north east of Carlisle itself – parts of the Carlisle urban area are in the parish boundaries.
The parish includes the villages and hamlets of Houghton, Low Crosby, High Crosby, Brunstock, Linstock, Tarraby, Rickerby and part of Harker.
Before 1966 the parish was simply called Stanwix although the village of Stanwix itself had been, in 1912, incorporated into the city, civil parish and municipal borough of Carlisle.
The parish was subject to various boundary changes between 1866 and 1934 when it absorbed the former civil parish of Crosby-on-Eden.
The River Eden forms the southern edge of the parish and the M6 motorway and A689 road both run through the area.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes the parish of Irthington and surrounding areas with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 4,639.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Ward population 2011.title=Ward population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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