Ousby

Ousby

Melmerby Hall
Ousby
 Ousby shown within Cumbria
Population 447 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY6234
Civil parishOusby
DistrictEden
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA10
Dialling code 01768
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentPenrith and The Border
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°42′18″N 2°34′55″W / 54.705°N 2.582°W / 54.705; -2.582

Ousby is a village and civil parish in Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Thankful Village, one of 52 parishes in England and Wales that suffered no casualties during World War I. The parish has a population of 362,[1] increasing to 442 at the 2011 Census,[2] and includes Melmerby and the hamlets of Crewgarth, Row, Shire and Townhead.

Amenities

Ousby has a pub called the Fox Inn, a camp site and one places of worship,in Townhead, which is called St Luke's Church. A Former chapel at Row has now been converted to a holiday home

Location

Ousby is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Melmerby, near the A686 road. There is a fell in the Pennines named Ousby Fell.

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References

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