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St Cuthberts Church, Plumbland - geograph.org.uk - 425005.jpg
St. Cuthbert's Church, Plumbland
Plumbland is located in Cumbria
Plumbland
Plumbland
Population 341 (2011)
OS grid reference NY149391
Civil parish
  • Plumbland
Unitary authority
  • Cumberland
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIGTON
Postcode district CA7
Dialling code 016973
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
  • Workington
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°44′24″N 3°19′16″W / 54.740°N 3.321°W / 54.740; -3.321

Plumbland is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonail county of Cumbria, England. Situated towards the north west corner of the county, it is two miles from the outskirts of the Lake District National Park which is considered to be an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish includes the hamlets of Threapland, Parsonby and Arkleby. In 2011 the parish had a population of 341.

Governance

Plumbland was previously part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament but in the boundary changes of 2023 was moved to the new constituency of Penrith and Solway. In the General Election of 2024, Markus Campbell-Savours was returned as its first MP.

The village also has its own Parish Council jointly with nearby Parsonby; Plumbland Parish Council.

For the European Parliament residents in Plumbland voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

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