Little Strickland

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name = Blands - geograph.org.uk - 595529.jpg

| static_image_caption = Blands

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.570|-2.674|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Little Strickland

| population = 66

| population_ref = (2001)

| civil_parish = Little Strickland

| unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale

| post_town = PENRITH

| postcode_district = CA10

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 01279

| os_grid_reference = NY5619

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Eden

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Eden, Cumbria

| label_position =

}}

Little Strickland is a small village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is about {{convert|7|mi|km}} from Penrith and {{convert|8|mi|km}} from the small town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. The village has one place of worship and a telephone box. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the parish of Great Strickland. On 1 April 2019 Thrimby parish was merged with Little Strickland.{{cite web|url=http://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/North%20West/Cumbria/CGRs/reorganisationorder_littlestrickland_thrimby_final_signed_dated.pdf|title=The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Little Strickland and Thrimby) Order 2019|publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for England|accessdate=13 May 2019}}

Transport

The village lies {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} from the A6 road and the M6 motorway is also about {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} away, but there is no motorway access point for about {{convert|4|mi|km}}.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, the villages of Great Strickland, Newby, Hackthorpe, Sleagill and Shap and the hamlets of Thrimby and Sweetholme.

See also

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