Kirklinton Middle

{{Short description|Civil parish in Cumbria, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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Kirklinton Middle is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 384.{{cite web|title=Area: Kirklinton (Parish)|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125317&c=kirklinton&d=16&e=62&g=6411675&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1492610297272&enc=1|website=Neighbourhood Statistics: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=19 April 2017}}

The parish is bordered to the north west by Arthuret, the boundary following the River Lyne; to the north east by Hethersgill; to the south east by Scaleby; and to the south west by Westlinton. The A6071 road from Longtown to Brampton runs through the parish.{{cite web|title=Information on: Kirklinton (Parish)|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaMetadata.do?a=7&b=11125317&c=kirklinton&d=16&e=62&g=6411675&i=1001x1003x1032x1004x1011&m=0&r=1&s=1492610299819&enc=1&areaId=11125317|website=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office of National Statistics|accessdate=19 April 2017}} The small village of Kirklinton lies in the extreme north east of the parish, and is partly in the parish of Hethersgill (thus, the church is in Kirklinton but the adjacent vicarage is in Hethersgill).{{NHLE|num=1335578|desc=Vicarage and stables to rear}}

There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.{{cite web|title=Kirklinton Middle Parish Council|url=http://councilportal.cumbria.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=490|publisher=Cumbria County Council|accessdate=19 April 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://cmis.carlisle.gov.uk/cmis/ParishCouncils/tabid/136/FolderID/703/Kirklinton-Middle-Parish-Council.aspx | title=Kirklinton Middle Parish Council| publisher=Carlisle City Council | accessdate=19 April 2017}}