Hesket, Cumbria
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Hesket (also Hesket-in-the-Forest) is a large civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on the main A6 between Carlisle and Penrith. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,363,[2] increasing to 2,588 at the 2011 census,[1] and estimated at 2,774 in 2019.[3] The parish was formed in 1894 with the passing of the Local Government Act 1894 and was enlarged to incorporate the parish of Plumpton Wall following a County Review Order in 1934. Hesket is part of the historic royal hunting ground of Inglewood Forest. Settlement in the parish dates back to the Roman occupation.
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View over Barrock Fell, in Hesket Parish | |
Population | 2,588 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NY4744 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CARLISLE |
Postcode district | CA4, CA11 |
Dialling code | 01697 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
54.77°N 2.80°W / 54.77; -2.80 |
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