Ullock
Ullock | |
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Ullock Village Hall | |
OS grid reference | NY076239 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WORKINGTON |
Postcode district | CA14 |
Dialling code | 01900 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Ullock is a village in Cumbria, England, located at National Grid reference NY076239, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Cockermouth and 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south east of Workington. The River Marron flows through the village.[1] It is located just outside the Lake District National Park. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 353.[2]
The village was once served by Ullock railway station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway.
Governance
[edit]Ullock is in the parliamentary constituency of Copeland, Trudy Harrison is the Member of Parliament. The former Labour MP for the neighbouring constituency of Workington from 2015-2019, Sue Hayman, was elevated to the House of Lords in 2020 under the title Baroness Hayman of Ullock.
For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.
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.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey Landranger map, West Cumbria, sheet 89
- ^ "History of Ullock, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Dean Parish Council". 7 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Cumbria County History Trust: Dean (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
Media related to Ullock at Wikimedia Commons