Great Strickland

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.[2]

Great Strickland

Strickland Arms
Great Strickland
Location within Cumbria
Population370 (2011(including Little Strickland and Thrimby))[1]
OS grid referenceNY5522
Civil parish
  • Great Strickland
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01931
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The sandstone village church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas and was constructed in 1872. It has a bell turret.[2]

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.

  • Strickland Coat of Arms
  • St Barnabas' Church, Great Strickland

History
Main article: Strickland (surname)

The village gets its 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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. Great Stickland
  3. Strickland family

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