Embleton (Cumbria)

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Embleton
Decommissioned Embleton Quarry
Decommissioned Embleton Quarry
Coordinates 54 ° 40 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 40 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  W
Embleton (England)
Embleton
Embleton
Residents 297 (as of 2011)
administration
Post town Cockermouth
ZIP code section CA13
prefix 017687
Part of the country England
region North West England
Shire county Cumbria
District Allerdale
Civil Parish Embleton
British Parliament Copeland

Embleton is a municipality in the Borough of Allerdale the county of Cumbria in England .

geography

The administrative unit is located in the Lake District between Cockermouth and Keswick . Neighboring towns are Setmurthy in the north, Wythop in the east, Lorton in the south, Blindbothel and Dean in the southwest and Cockermouth in the northwest.

history

The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway opened a station in this location in 1865, which was closed by British Rail in 1966 .

Web links

Commons : Embleton  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Embleton on cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk (English)
  • Embleton on visionofbritain.org.uk (English)

Individual evidence

  1. Parish Profiles - Parish to Ward Population Lookup Table - Census 2011. (English)