Distington
From Wikishire
| 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
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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