Kirkoswald, Cumbria facts for kids

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The belltower, built on the hill above the church so that villagers could hear the bells
Kirkoswald
Population	901 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY355541
Civil parish	Kirkoswald
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°45′55″N 2°41′37″W / 54.765183°N 2.693673°W / 54.765183; -2.693673

St Oswald's Church, Kirkoswald, looking south-west

Kirkoswald is a village, civil parish, and former market town located in the Lower Eden Valley of Cumbria, England, formerly in Cumberland, about 9 miles (14 km) from Penrith. The village, referred to colloquially as KO, had a population of 870 at the 2001 census, which rose to 901 at the 2011 Census.

Notable people

• Timothy Brown (1743/1744–1820), radical, banker, and merchant, was born in Kirkoswald
• Maria Fetherstonhaugh (1847–1918), a novelist who also used the name Minna Carleton, was married at Kirkoswald in 1865 to Timothy Fetherstonhaugh, once a captain of the 13th Hussars.