Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland.[2] At the 2011 Census Great Strickland was grouped with Little Strickland, itself enlarged to include Thrimby after 2001, to give a total population of 370.[1] The equivalent figure from the 2001 census was 342.[3]
| Great Strickland | |
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 Strickland Arms | |
  Great Strickland Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 370 (2011(including Little Strickland and Thrimby))[1] |
| OS grid reference | NY5522 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01931 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
The sandstone village church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas and was constructed in 1872. It has a bell turret.[2]
To the west of the village lies the River Leith, the West Coast Main Line and the M6 Motorway. To the south lies the small settlement of Little Strickland.
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Strickland Coat of Arms -
St Barnabas' Church, Great Strickland
History edit
The village gets its name from a Scandinavian term for pastureland around the 9th and 10th centuries.
In 1179, the local heiress Christian de Leteham married Walter de Castlecarrock and he changed his name to de Strikeland.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Great Strickland Parish (E04002534)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b Great Stickland
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Great Strickland/Little Strickland/Thrimby Parish (16UF025)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Strickland family
External links edit
- Cumbria County History Trust: Great Strickland (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Media related to Great Strickland at Wikimedia Commons