Great Strickland
| Great Strickland | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 Strickland Arms | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY5522 |
| Data | |
| Population: | 370 (2011 (with Little Strickland and Thrimby)) |
| Post town: | Penrith |
| Postcode: | CA10 |
| Dialling code: | 01931 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Great Strickland is a village in Westmorland within the Eden Valley between the Lake District fells to the west and the Pennines to the east. It is to be found five miles south-east of Penrith.
The sandstone village church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas and was constructed in 1872. It has a bell turret.
To the west of the village runs the River Leith. The West Coast Main Line and the M6 motorway pass to the west also. To the south lies a hamlet, named Little Strickland.
History
The village gets it name from a Scandinavian term for pastureland. The surname 'Strickland' appears to arise from this little place.
In 1179, the local heiress Christian de Leteham married Walter de Castlecarrock and he changed his name to de Strikeland.[1]
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