Hensingham
| Hensingham | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Hensingham Square | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NX990166 |
| Location: | 54°32’6"N, 3°33’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 4,145 (2011) |
| Post town: | Whitehaven |
| Postcode: | CA28 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Copeland |
Hensingham is village of western Cumberland which has become in time a suburb of the town of Whitehaven. The population at the 2011 census was 4,145.
The village is located to the south-east of Whitehaven on the A595 road, close to the Mirehouse Housing Estate and Moresby Parks. It has a convenience store and several pubs – including the Distressed Sailor, the Lowther Arms and the Richmond. It is close to Whitehaven Fire Station and to three schools; Hensingham Primary School, St Benedict's Roman Catholic High School and Whitehaven Academy. In Hensingham is the West Cumberland Hospital, the first hospital built in England after the creation of the National Health Service. It was officially opened on 21 October 1964 by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
St John's Church is an evangelical Anglican church in the village.
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