Ullock is a village in

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, England, located at National Grid reference NY076239, approximately south west of

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and south east of Workington. The River Marron flows through the village. It is located just outside the

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. In 1870-72 the

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had a population of 353. The village was once served by Ullock railway station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway.

Governance

Ullock is in the

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of Whitehaven and Workington. The former Labour MP for what was the neighbouring constituency of

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...

from 2015-2019, Sue Hayman, was elevated to the

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in 2020 under the title ''

Baroness Hayman of Ullock Susan Mary Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock (''née'' Bentley; born 28 July 1962) is a British politician and life peer who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since July 2024. A member ...

''. For

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purposes it is in the

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. Ullock does not have its own parish council, instead it is part of Dean Parish Council, which also covers villages of Dean, Deanscales, Eaglesfield, Pardshaw and Branthwaite.

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Cumbria County History Trust: Dean
(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page) Villages in Cumbria Dean, Cumbria {{Cumbria-geo-stub

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