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Parsonby

Coordinates: 54°44′13″N 3°19′55″W / 54.737°N 3.332°W / 54.737; -3.332
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Parsonby
Parsonby is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Parsonby
Parsonby
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Parsonby is located in Cumbria
Parsonby
Parsonby
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY142388
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code016973
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54°44′13″N 3°19′55″W / 54.737°N 3.332°W / 54.737; -3.332

Parsonby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Plumbland, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial of Cumbria, England.[1] It is located on the B5301 road, south of Aspatria.

Governance

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Parsonby, is part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament is Sue Hayman, a member of the Labour Party.[2] The Labour Party has won the seat in every general election since 1979; the Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since the Second World War: in the 1976 Workington by-election.[3] From 1974 to 2023 it was in Allerdale district.

The village also has its own Parish Council jointly with nearby Plumbland; Plumbland Parish Council Parish Council.[4]

For the European Parliament residents in Parsonby voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Cumbria Directory
  2. ^ "Allerdale Borough Council website". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ^ "A vision of Britain website – general elections section". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Plumbland Parish Council".