Woodside, Cumbria

Woodside is a civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria, England. At the 2011 census it had a population of 516.[1]

Kirkland Hall Farm - one of the grade II listed buildings in the parish

The southern half of the parish almost completely encircles the town of Wigton. To the south east the parish is bordered by Westward (which also has a short boundary with Wigton, between two lengths of Woodside boundary), to the west by Waverton, to the north west by Holme East Waver, to the north by Kirkbride, and to the east by Aikton and Thursby. The main settlement in the parish is the village of Oulton. The A596 road from Carlisle to Aspatria passes through the parish, and the A595 road from Carlisle to Workington runs just outside its south eastern border.[2]

There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.[3]

Listed buildings

As of 2017 there are 16 listed buildings in the parish, all at grade II.

References

  1. "Area: Woodside (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. "Information on: Woodside (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. "Woodside". Parish Council. Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 24 March 2017.


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