Walby

Walby

Walby
Walby
Walby shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY436603
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CARLISLE
Postcode district CA6
Dialling code 01228
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

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

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