Distington

Distington
Cumberland
The Church of the Holy Spirit, Distington
Location
Grid reference:	NY0023
Location:	54°36’0"N, 3°32’24"W
Data
Population:	2,256  (2011)
Post town:	Workington
Postcode:	CA14
Dialling code:	01946
Local Government
Council:	Cumberland
Parliamentary constituency:	Copeland

Distington is a large village in Cumberland, three miles south of Workington and four miles north-northeast of Whitehaven. The wider parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica.

The population of the parish was recorded as 2,247 in the 2001. It has a co-op, a school and a garage.

South of the village by the Lowca Beck are the fragmentary remains of Hayes Castle, a manor house fortified by Robert de Leyburn in 1322.

Transport

Railway Junction Diagram showing the complex network around Workington

The main road through Distington is the A595. There was once a railway station at Distington on the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway which was an important junction.

Today Harrington railway station, on the Coast Line, is the nearest operational station.

Outside links

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