Crosby, Cumbria

Crosby
The Stag Inn, Crosby
Crosby Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY074384
Civil parish	Crosscanonby
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARYPORT
Postcode district	CA15
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington

Crosby is a small village in the Allerdale district of the English county of Cumbria, historically within Cumberland, near the Lake District National Park. It's 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Maryport + 25.1 miles (40.4 km) south-west of Carlisle.on the A596 road. It has a population of approximately 1,000. The local primary school is Crosscanonby St. John's Church of England School.

The only remaining public house in the village is The Stag Inn.

Governance

The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Workington. In the December 2019 general election, the Tory candidate for Workington, Mark Jenkinson, was elected the MP, overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from the 2017 election to eject shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman by a margin of 4,136 votes. Until the December 2019 general election, the Labour Party had won the seat in every general election since 1979.The Conservative Party had only been elected once in Workington since World War 2, at the 1976 by-election. Historically Crosby has been a Labour supporting area.

Before Brexit for the European Parliament it's residents voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Ellen & Gilcrux Ward of Allerdale Borough Council and the Maryport North Ward of Cumbria County Council.

The village also has its own Parish Council; Crosscanonby Parish Council.

See also

• List of places in Cumbria

External links

Media related to Crosby, Cumbria at Wikimedia Commons