Coordinates: 54°15′23″N 2°43′00″W / 54.2564°N 2.7167°W / 54.2564; -2.7167

Preston Richard

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Preston Richard
Bridge over the Lancaster Canal near Crooklands
Preston Richard is located in Cumbria
Preston Richard
Preston Richard
Location within Cumbria
Population1,305 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Preston Richard
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°15′23″N 2°43′00″W / 54.2564°N 2.7167°W / 54.2564; -2.7167

Preston Richard is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England.[1][2] It includes the village of Endmoor, and the hamlets of Crooklands, Birkrigg Park, Milton, Low Park, and Summerlands.[3]

In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,307,[4] decreasing slightly at the 2011 census to 1,305.[5]

There are 16 grade II listed buildings in the parish, including several milestones, bridges and a privy.[6]

In 1870-1872 it was described as "a township in Heversham parish" with a population of 504 and a gunpowder works.[7] From 1974 to 2023 it was in South Lakeland district.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Preston Richard Parish Council". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Preston Richard Parish Council". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Our history". Preston Richard Parish Council. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Preston Richard Parish (16UG060)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Preston Richard Parish (E04002643)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Advanced search". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 4 March 2016. Enter parish name to search
  7. ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–1872). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2016. Quoted in Vision of Britain

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