Embleton, Cumbria

Embleton, Cumbria

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Embleton
latitude= 54.659
longitude= -3.297
population = 297
civil_parish = Embleton
shire_district = Allerdale
shire_county = Cumbria
region= North West England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= COCKERMOUTH
postcode_district = CA13
postcode_area= CA
dial_code= 017687
os_grid_reference= NY163301

Embleton is a small village and civil parish in the Allerdale district in Cumbria, England. It is located east of Cockermouth on the A66 road, and within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. As of the 2001 census the parish had a population of 297. [cite web | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792956&c=Embleton&d=16&e=15&g=431494&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216593569852&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Embleton CP (Parish) | publisher=Office for National Statistics | accessdate=2008-07-20 ]

Embleton railway station opened in 1865, on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway, and was closed by British Rail in 1958 although the railway through the village survived until 1966. The trackbed has now been used for the route of the A66 road.

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