Arlecdon and Frizington
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 Arlecdon and Frizington
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| Population | 3,607 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | NY0316 |
| Civil parish | Arlecdon and Frizington |
| District | Copeland |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FRIZINGTON |
| Postcode district | CA26 |
| Dialling code | 01946 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Copeland |
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Arlecdon and Frizington is a civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England. The parish includes Arlecdon, Frizington, Rowrah and Asby. It has a population of 3,678,[1] reducing to 3,607 at the 2011 Census.[2]
It constituted an urban district from 1894.
In 1919 John Adams led a successful election challenge to the sitting members of Arlecdon and Frizington District Council. This established the first all-Labour council to be elected in England. Adams held the office of Chairman of the Arlecdon and Frizington Urban District Council from 1919 to 1923.
In 1934, it became part of Ennerdale Rural District, which was later subsumed in 1974 into Copeland Borough Council.
Governance
The parish falls in the electoral ward of Alcedon. This ward stretches south to Weddicar and has a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,500.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Copeland Retrieved 2009-09-18
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External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Arlecdon (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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