Johnby, Cumbria

Johnby
Johnby Hall
Johnby Johnby shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY433329
Civil parish	Greystoke
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA11
Dialling code	017684
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°41′17″N 2°52′44″W / 54.688°N 2.879°W / 54.688; -2.879

Johnby is a hamlet in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the large town of Penrith and about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village of Greystoke. The B5305 road, the B5288 road, the A66 road and the M6 motorway are all nearby.

To the south of the hamlet is Johnby Hall, a fortified house or pele tower dating probably from the 14th Century, with alterations and extensions in every century since.^[1]

References

↑ Good Stuff IT Services. "Johnby Hall at British Listed Buildings Online". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-18.

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