Hunsonby

Hunsonby is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, 7 miles (11 km) north east of Penrith. The parish is located 28 miles (45 km) south east of the city of Carlisle. Within the parish is the ancient stone circle of Long Meg and Her Daughters but not the nearby standing stone of Little Meg which is located near Langwathby. In 2011 the Census reported the parish to have a total population of 388.

Hunsonby
Hunters Cottage
Hunsonby
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Hunsonby
Location within Cumbria
Population388 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceNY5835
Civil parish
  • Hunsonby
District
Shire county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPenrith
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Penrith and the Border

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hunsonby (and Winskill) as:

"Hunsonby and Winskel, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland; on a branch of the river Eden, 4 miles SSE of Kirkoswald. Real property, £1,690. Pop., 208. Houses, 38. There is a Wesleyan chapel."
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