Soulby is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal ...
Unitary Authority of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
, England. The parish had a population of 186 in 2001,
increasing slightly to 187 at the 2011 Census.
The village has a
village green
A village green is a commons, common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common pasture, grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for ...
.
Famous people
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Robert Howard Hutton, bonesetter, was born here in 1840.
See also
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Listed buildings in Soulby
Soulby is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It contains eight Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at ...
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References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Soulby(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Westmorland and Furness
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