Soulby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dacre, near the villages of Dacre and Pooley Bridge and the A592 road, in the Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 66.[1] The name "Soulby" means "village near the fork or joining of two rivers".[2]
| Soulby | |
|---|---|
 Bridleway to the River Eamont from Soulby | |
| OS grid reference | NY461250 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA11 |
| Dialling code | 017684 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
References
edit- ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SOULBY". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Soulby (Penrith)". The Cumbria Directory. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Philip's Street Atlas (page 84)
External links
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Dacre (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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