Moresby
| Moresby | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Low Moresby looking towards Lowca | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NX998194 |
| Location: | 54°33’36"N, 3°33’4"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,997 (2011) |
| Post town: | Whitehaven |
| Postcode: | CA 28 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Copeland |
Moresby is a small village in southern Cumberland; a place with a population of 1,997 at the 2011 Census.
Moresby sits on Cumberland's west coast. The name of the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area. Nearby, in Lowca, is Moresby Hall, a Grade I listed building.
Name
The nam 'Moresby' means 'Maurice's village' after St Maurice, a saint popular in Europe.[1]
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References
- ↑ Armstrong, A.M. & Mawer; A.; Stenton, F.M. & Dickins, B.: 'Place-Names of Cumberland , Part 2' (English Place-Names Society, 1950), page 421