Colby 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 the
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 ...
district of the
English county
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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 ...
. It is near the village of
Bolton
Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and vill ...
to the north and the town of
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, with a population of 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby is the county town of the historic county of Westmorland. ...
to the east. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 120,
increasing to 129 at the 2011 Census.
Transport
For transport there is the
A66 road
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and the
B6542 road (the old A66) nearby. Colby is next to the River Eden.
Location grid
See also
*
Listed buildings in Colby, Cumbria
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Colby(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100526230130/http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/colby.asp
Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Westmorland and Furness
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