Parsonby

Human settlement in England
  • Plumbland
Unitary authority
  • Cumberland
Ceremonial county
  • Cumbria
Region
  • North West
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  • Workington
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°44′13″N 3°19′55″W / 54.737°N 3.332°W / 54.737; -3.332

Parsonby is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria.[1] It is located on the B5301 road, south of Aspatria.

Governance

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]

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitiary authority area.

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

  • iconCumbria portal

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parsonby.
  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".