Ousby

Ousby
Ousby
	Converted Chapel at Row
	Ousby Location in former Eden District, Cumbria Ousby Location within Cumbria
Population	447 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY6234
Civil parish	Ousby;
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°42′18″N 2°34′55″W / 54.705°N 2.582°W

Ousby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness 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 had a population of 362 in 2001,^[2] which had increased to 447 at the 2011 Census,^[1] and includes the hamlets of Crewgarth, Row, Shire and Townhead. Melmerby parish was absorbed on 1 April 1934,^[3] on 1 April 2019 Melmerby became a separate parish again.^[4]

Amenities

Ousby has a pub called the Fox Inn, a camp site and one place 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 in Ousbydale 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.

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ousby Parish (E04002565)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Ousby Parish (16UF056)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ "Relationships and changes Ousby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Ousby and Melmerby) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Ousby (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Visit Cumbria

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[census2011-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ousby Parish (E04002565)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[2] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Ousby Parish (16UF056)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[3] "Relationships and changes Ousby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[4] "The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Ousby and Melmerby) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

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