Holme Low

Holme Low is a civil parish in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, United Kingdom. It borders the parishes of Holme St. Cuthbert and Holme Abbey to the south, the town of Silloth-on-Solway to the north-west, and has a short stretch of coastline on the Solway Firth to the west. To the north, it is bordered by lands common to Holme St. Cuthbert, Holme Low, and Holme Abbey, which is an unpopulated area. Holme Low had a population of 373 in 137 households at the 2001 census, reducing slightly in the 2011 Census to a population of 362 in 162 households.

Holme Low
Narrow lanes, like this one at Wolsty, connect the scattered, rural population of Holme Low.
Holme Low
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Holme Low
Location within Cumbria
Population362 (2011)
Civil parish
  • Holme Low
District
Shire county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWigton
Postcode districtCA7
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Workington

The parish is entirely rural, and the population is scattered in small hamlets. Holme Low includes the hamlets of Barracks Bridge, Blackdyke, Blitterlees, Calvo, Causewayhead, Greenrow, Seaville and Wolsty. There are bus services available in the parish, with several Silloth-bound routes passing through or close by. The number 60 from Silloth runs every two hours to Maryport along the B5300 coast road, and stops at Blitterlees, Beckfoot, Mawbray, and Allonby. The 38 runs to Carlisle via Abbeytown, and the 71 runs to Carlisle via Newton Arlosh and Kirkbride, ensuring that residents of the parish have links to Cumbria's county town.

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