Colby, Cumbria

Human settlement in England
  • Colby
District
  • Eden
Shire county
  • Cumbria
Region
  • North West
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°34′41″N 2°31′08″W / 54.578°N 2.519°W / 54.578; -2.519

Colby is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of the English county of Cumbria. It is near the village of Bolton to the north and the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland to the east. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 120,[2] increasing to 129 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Transport

For transport there is the A66 road and the B6542 road (the old A66) nearby. Colby is next to the River Eden.

Location grid

Places adjacent to Colby, Cumbria

See also

  • iconCumbria portal

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Colby Parish (E04002525)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Colby Parish (16UF016)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colby, Cumbria.
  • 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


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