Portinscale
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Coordinates: 54°36′11″N 3°09′48″W / 54.603022°N 3.163204°W
| Portinscale | |
  Portinscale Portinscale shown within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY248237 |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | Above Derwent |
| District | Allerdale |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Workington |
Portinscale village with Skiddaw behind
Portinscale is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated close to the western shore of Derwentwater and within the Lake District National Park. It is some 1.5 miles (2.4 km) by road from Keswick.
For administrative purposes, Portinscale lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the district of Allerdale, and the county of Cumbria. It is within the Workington constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament, and the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.[1]
The village hall was opened on 10 October 1925.[2]
Just outside Portinscale is Lingholm, a country house built in the 1870s.[3]
References
- ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ↑ "Welcome to Portinscale Village Hall". Above Derwent. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Beatrix Potter connections with Keswick". Explore Keswick. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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