Above Derwent
| Above Derwent | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 The summit of Barrow | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY231236 |
| Location: | 54°34’41"N, 3°11’56"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,198 (2011) |
| Post town: | Keswick |
| Postcode: | CA12 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Workington |
Above Derwent is a civil parish in the Allerdale above Derwent Ward of Cumberland. It lies entirely within the Lake District National Park.[1]
At the 2011 Census the parish had a population of 1,198 in 514 households,[2] a small decrease from the 2011 figure of 1,207 living in 516 households.[1][3]
The area of the civil parish is 13,603 acres.[2]
History
Above Derwent civil parish comprises the ancient townships of Braithwaite, Portinscale, and Thornthwaite, and the chapelry of Newlands".[4]
The population, according to the 1811 Census, was 668, "rising to 1,115 in 1851 and then stable throughout the 19th century".[4]
Topography
The parish is bounded to the east by Derwent Water, the River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake, it includes sections of both lakes. To the West and South, the parish is bounded by the summit of Lord's Seat, the Whinlatter Pass, the summits of Grisedale Pike and Crag Hill, the Newlands Pass, and the summits of Robinson and Catbells.The parish comprises relatively low level land alongside and between both lakes, together with the Newlands Valley, and large areas of the surrounding fells. It includes the settlements of Braithwaite, Thornthwaite, Portinscale, Stair and Little Town.[1] The A66 primary route enters the CP at its most Northerly point, Beck Wythop. The most southerly point of the CP is approximatley ½ mile south-south-west of Dalehead Tarn.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100105222709/http://www.election-maps.co.uk/electmaps.jsf. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Above Derwent Parish (E04002379)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2011_ks/report?compare=E04002379. Retrieved 2 August 2020 Includes map showing parish boundary
- ↑ "Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790345. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Above Derwent". Cumbria County History Trust. 2013. http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/above-derwent. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ http://streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?x=322508&y=520984&z=120&sv=322508,520984&st=4&mapp=idld.srf&dn=740&ax=322508&ay=520984&lm=0
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