Colby, Cumbria
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Coordinates: 54°34′41″N 2°31′08″W / 54.578°N 2.519°W
| Colby | |
 The pipe bridge over Hoff Beck |
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  Colby Colby shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 120 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | NY6620 |
| Civil parish | Colby |
| District | Eden |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND |
| Postcode district | CA16 |
| Dialling code | 01768 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Penrith and the Border |
Colby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of the English county of Cumbria. It is near the village of Bolton to the north and the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland to the east.
A little over a mile to the north-west are the ruins of Bewley Castle, a medieval residence of the bishops of Carlisle.[1]
Transport
For transport there is the A66 road and the B6542 road (the old A66) nearby.Colby is next to the river Eden.
Location grid
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Crackenthorpe | | ||
| Bolton |  |
Appleby-in-Westmorland | ||
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| Drybeck |
External links
References
- ↑ "Bewley Castle". Pastscape. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
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