Distington Parish Council

  • Description

    The Parish of Distington is situated four miles from Workington and Whitehaven, and ten miles from Cockermouth, and is made up of the villages of Distington, Gilgarran and Pica plus the surrounding area. The population of 2247, recorded in the 2001 census....In the past, the Parish was largely dependent upon farming, coal mining, iron making and High Duty Alloys for its income. All of these industries have declined over the years. There is now no coal mining or iron making...."
  • Owner

    Distington Parish Council
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    Link: https://distingtonpc.wordpress.com/
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 4 years ago
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