Ullock

{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}

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

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

{{infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image_name = Ullock Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 571935.jpg

| static_image_caption = Ullock Village Hall

| coordinates = {{coord|54.601791|-3.431852|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Ullock

| population =

| population_ref =

| civil_parish = Dean

| unitary_england = Cumberland

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Whitehaven and Workington

| post_town = WORKINGTON

| postcode_district = CA14

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 01900

| os_grid_reference = NY076239

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Allerdale

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

}}

Ullock is a village in Cumbria, England, located at National Grid reference NY076239, approximately {{convert|5|mi|1}} south west of Cockermouth and {{convert|5.4|mi|1}} south east of Workington. The River Marron flows through the village.Ordnance Survey Landranger map, West Cumbria, sheet 89 It is located just outside the Lake District National Park. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 353.{{Cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24644|title=History of Ullock, in Allerdale and Cumberland|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=13 January 2022}}

The village was once served by Ullock railway station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway.

Governance

Ullock is in the parliamentary constituency of Whitehaven and Workington.

The former Labour MP for what was the neighbouring constituency of Workington from 2015-2019, Sue Hayman, was elevated to the House of Lords in 2020 under the title Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Ullock does not have its own parish council, instead it is part of Dean Parish Council, which also covers villages of Dean, Deanscales, Eaglesfield, Pardshaw and Branthwaite.{{cite web|url=https://deanparishcouncil.wordpress.com/about/|title= Dean Parish Council|date= 7 November 2016}}

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