Hoff, Cumbria
{{Short description|Hamlet and civil parish in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Hoff Beck - geograph.org.uk - 137671.jpg
| static_image_caption = Hoff Beck
| coordinates = {{coord|54.552|-2.502|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Hoff
| population = 164
| civil_parish = Hoff
|unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness
|lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale
| post_town = APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND
| postcode_district = CA16
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code = 017683
| os_grid_reference = NY67551760
}}
Hoff is a hamlet and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the county of Cumbria, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 189,{{NOMIS2001|id=16UF030|title=Hoff Parish|access-date=4 April 2021}} decreasing marginally to 164 at the 2011 Census.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002539|title=Hoff Parish|access-date=4 April 2021}}
Hoff consists of a number of houses, pub, The New Inn, which re-opened in 2011 after a number of years of closure; a postbox; and, formerly, a pioneering solar-powered lamppost. The name Hoff originates from old Norse and means 'a heathen sanctuary or temple'.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/hoff Cumbria County History Trust: Hoff] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria
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