Above Derwent
{{Short description|Civil parish in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|54.578|-3.199|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Above Derwent
| population = 1,198
| population_ref = (2011)
| civil_parish = Above Derwent
| unitary_england = Cumberland
| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway
| post_town = Keswick
| postcode_district = CA12
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = NY231236
| london_distance =
| static_image_name = Above Derwent - Barrow Summit.jpg
| static_image_caption = The summit of Barrow
| area_total_km2 = 55.0472
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Allerdale
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
}}
Above Derwent is a civil parish in Cumbria, England, to the west of Derwentwater and Keswick. It lies entirely within the Lake District National Park.{{cite web | url = http://www.election-maps.co.uk/electmaps.jsf | title = Election Maps | publisher = Ordnance Survey | accessdate = 2010-01-14| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100105222709/http://www.election-maps.co.uk/electmaps.jsf| archivedate= 5 January 2010 |url-status = live}}
At the 2011 Census the parish had a population of 1,198 in 514 households,{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002379|title=Above Derwent Parish|access-date=2 August 2020}} Includes map showing parish boundary a small decrease from the 2001 figure of 1,207 living in 516 households.{{cite web | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790345 | publisher = Office for National Statistics | title = Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale | accessdate = 2009-11-22 | archive-date = 13 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613082045/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790345 | url-status = dead }}
The area of the civil parish is {{convert|5505|ha|acre sqmi}}.
History
Above Derwent CP comprised the ancient townships of Braithwaite, Coledale or Portinscale, and Thornthwaite, and the chapelry of Newlands".{{cite web|title=Above Derwent|publisher=Cumbria County History Trust|year=2013|url=http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/above-derwent|accessdate=22 March 2013}}
The population, according to the 1811 Census, was 668, "rising to 1115 in 1851 and then stable throughout the 19th Century".
Topography
The parish is bounded to the east by Derwentwater, the River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake, it includes sections of both lakes. To the West and South, the parish is bounded by the summit of Lord's Seat, the Whinlatter Pass, the summits of Grisedale Pike and Crag Hill, the Newlands Pass, and the summits of Robinson and Catbells.The parish comprises relatively low level land alongside and between both lakes, together with the Newlands Valley, and large areas of the surrounding fells. It includes the settlements of Braithwaite, Thornthwaite, Portinscale, Stair and Little Town. The A66 primary route enters the CP at its most northerly point, Beck Wythop. The most southerly point of the CP is about 1 km south-south-east of the summit of Dale Head, at {{gbmapping|NY228144}}.
Governance
Above Derwent has a parish council, the lowest tier of local government in England.{{cite web |title=Above Derwent Parish Council |url=https://abovederwentparishcouncil.wordpress.com/ |website= |publisher=Above Derwent Parish Council |accessdate=2 August 2020 }}{{cite web |title=Parish councils contact information |url=https://democracy.allerdale.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetailsList.aspx |website=democracy.allerdale.gov.uk |publisher=Allerdale Brough Council |accessdate=2 August 2020 |date=}}
For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.
Above Derwent was previously in the electoral ward of Derwent Valley. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,615.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/derwent-valley-e05003122#sthash.QpdOtJHx.dpbs|title=Derwent Valley ward population 2011|accessdate=17 June 2015}}
The parish is within the Penrith and Solway constituency of the UK Parliament.
See also
{{portal|Cumbria}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/above-derwent Cumbria County History Trust: Above Derwent] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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