- Moresby, Cumbria
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Coordinates: 54°33′36″N 3°33′04″W / 54.560°N 3.551°W
Moresby
Low Moresby looking towards Lowca
Moresby shown within Cumbria
Population 1,280 (2001) OS grid reference NY9919 Parish Moresby District Copeland Shire county Cumbria Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town WHITEHAVEN Postcode district CA 28 Dialling code 01946 Police Cumbria Fire Cumbria Ambulance North West EU Parliament North West England UK Parliament Copeland List of places: UK • England • Cumbria Moresby is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 1,280 at the 2001 census. Moresby sits on Cumbria's west coast. Moresby contains Moresby Hall which is one of only three Grade I listed buildings in Copeland.[1] The name of the hall and the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Copeland Retrieved 23 November 2010
Categories:- Civil parishes in Cumbria
- Cumbria geography stubs
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