Walby

Walby
Walby
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	Walby Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY436603
Civil parish	Stanwix Rural;
District	City of Carlisle;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA6
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border;

Walby is a hamlet 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

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

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[1] "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WALBY". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[2] "Last name: Walby". Surname Database. Retrieved 13 January 2018.