Walby

Coordinates: 54°56′06″N 2°52′44″W / 54.935°N 2.879°W / 54.935; -2.879
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Walby
Walby
Walby is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Walby
Walby
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Walby is located in Cumbria
Walby
Walby
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY436603
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA6
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
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AmbulanceNorth West
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List of places
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England
Cumbria
54°56′06″N 2°52′44″W / 54.935°N 2.879°W / 54.935; -2.879

Walby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural, in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is a few miles away from the city of Carlisle and near the hamlet of Linstock. It is on Willow Beck near the River Eden and is about half a mile away from the main A689 road. It has an open farm. Circa 1870, it had a population of 40 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1] The surname derives from the place.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WALBY". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Last name: Walby". Surname Database. Retrieved 13 January 2018.