Walby

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

{{about|the hamlet in England|the surname|Walby (surname)}}

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

{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image_name = View of Walby across field of cows - geograph.org.uk - 460091.jpg

| static_image_caption = Walby

| coordinates = {{coord|54.935|-2.879|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Walby

| population =

| population_ref =

| civil_parish = Stanwix Rural

| unitary_england = Cumberland

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Carlisle

| post_town = CARLISLE

| postcode_district = CA6

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 01228

| os_grid_reference = NY436603

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom City of Carlisle

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

| label_position =

}}

Walby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is a few miles away from the city of Carlisle and near the hamlet of Linstock. It is on Willow Beck near the River Eden and is about half a mile away from the main A689 road. It has an open farm. Circa 1870, it had a population of 40 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.{{cite web| url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/899160|title=Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WALBY|publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate = 13 January 2018}} The surname derives from the place.{{cite web| url =http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Walby|title=Last name: Walby|publisher= Surname Database|accessdate = 13 January 2018}}

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Category:Hamlets in Cumbria

Category:Cumberland (unitary authority)

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