Great Strickland
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 Strickland Arms |
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  Great Strickland |
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| Population | 246 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | NY5522 |
| Civil parish | Great Strickland |
| District | Eden |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01931 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Penrith and the Border |
Coordinates: 54°35′56″N 2°40′55″W / 54.599°N 2.682°W
Great Strickland is a village and civil parish in the Eden Valley between the Cumbrian mountains in the west and the Pennines in the east. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Penrith, and is in the former county of Westmorland.[1]
The sandstone village church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas and was constructed in 1872. It has a bell turret.[1]
To the west of the village lies the River Leith, the West Coast Main Line and the M6 Motorway. To the south lies the small settlement of Little Strickland.
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Strickland Coat of Arms
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St Barnabas' Church, Great Strickland
History
The village gets it name from a Scandinavian term for pastureland around the 9th and 10th centuries, in 1179 the local heiress Christian de Leteham married Walter de Castlecarrock and he changed his name to de Strikeland.[2]
See also
http://www.thestricklandarms.co.uk
References
External links
Media related to Great Strickland at Wikimedia Commons
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