Preston Richard is a
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 ...
,
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. It includes the village of
Endmoor, and the hamlets of
Crooklands, Birkrigg Park, Milton, Low Park, and Summerlands.
In the
2001 census the parish had a population of 1,307, decreasing slightly at the
2011 census to 1,305.
There are 16 grade II
listed building
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s in the parish, including several milestones, bridges and a
privy.
In 1870-1872 it was described as "a township in
Heversham parish" with a population of 504 and a gunpowder works.
[ ''Quoted in ]Vision of Britain
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'' From 1974 to 2023 it was in
South Lakeland
South Lakeland was a local government district in Cumbria, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in Kendal. The district covered the southern part of the Lake District region, as well as northwestern parts of the Yorkshire Dales. A ...
district.
See also
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Listed buildings in Preston Richard
References
Further reading
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External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Preston Richard(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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* ''Includes maps and historic photos''
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Westmorland and Furness
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