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The Old School |
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Lazonby
Lazonby shown within Cumbria |
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| Population | 980 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | NY5439 |
| Parish | Lazonby |
| District | Eden |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01768 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Penrith and the Border |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
Lazonby is a village and civil parish in the Lower Eden Valley of Cumbria about 8 miles (13 km) north north east of Penrith. The total population of the ward of Lazonby, which also includes the nearby villages of North Dykes, Great Salkeld and Salkeld Dykes, was 1,425 at the time of the 2001 UK Census.[1] This included 1011 people between the ages of 16 and 74[2], of whom, 675 were in employment.[3]
The village has the following amenities: one church, one chapel, two pubs (The Midland, and the Joiner's Arms), a primary school, retained fire station, a co-operative supermarket and postoffice, livestock auction mart, swimming pool and campsite [1], railway station (part of the Settle-Carlisle line) and the Bells of Lazonby bakery complex. There is also an independent woooden toy shop, Croglin toys & Designs (www.croglindesigns.co.uk) which is located in the old school (approx. 18th century), and an independent petrol station. The village has its own village hall with snooker club, and allotments.
The parish church of St. Nicholas forms a united benefice with churches at nearby Great Salkeld and Kirkoswald.
In recent years many new housing developments have sprung up in the village. The village today is lived in mostly by people who work in either Penrith or Carlisle.
The parish of Lazonby contains no other villages but does include the settlements of Baronwood and Brackenbank. At Low Plains there is a mineral water bottling plant which bottles "Aqua Pura" mineral water.
Plumpton or Plumpton Wall was a chapelry or township of Lazonby until 1866.
There is currently a scheme up and running called the ''Lazonby Youth group'' on Thursday nights at Lazonby village hall for people aged between 13 and 18.
Kirkoswald Methodist Youth Guild, which is for 11 plus, have been doing a local pantomime for more than 40 years now in the local village hall. They meet up and do other activities throughout the year, but the pantomime has become somewhat of a local legend and people come from far and wide to see it.
Since 2008 there has been a bi-annual music concert in Lazonby. Featuring local and national bands, Lazonby Fest took place on 5 July 2008 and Lazonby Live took place on 12 June 2010. The festival's purpose is to raise money for the local school and other local charities.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lazonby Lazonby] at Wikimedia Commons
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