# Hunsonby
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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Hunters Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 225969.jpg
| static_image_caption = Hunters Cottage
| coordinates = {{coord|54.714|-2.651|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Hunsonby
| population = 388
| population_ref = [(2011 Census)](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011)[{{NOMIS2011|id= E04002540 |title=Hunsonby Parish|accessdate=18 July 2019}}]
| civil_parish = Hunsonby
|unitary_england= [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness)
|lieutenancy_england= [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria)
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [Penrith and Solway](/source/Penrith_and_Solway_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town = Penrith
| postcode_district = CA10
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code = 01768
| os_grid_reference = NY5835
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Eden
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [Eden](/source/Eden_District), [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria)
| label_position =
}}
'''Hunsonby''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parishes_in_England) in the [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness) district of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England, {{convert|7|mi|km}} north east of [Penrith](/source/Penrith%2C_Cumbria). The parish is located {{convert|28|mi}} south east of the city of [Carlisle](/source/Carlisle%2C_Cumbria). Within the parish is the ancient [stone circle](/source/stone_circle) of [Long Meg and Her Daughters](/source/Long_Meg_and_Her_Daughters) but not the nearby standing stone of [Little Meg](/source/Little_Meg) which is located near [Langwathby](/source/Langwathby). In 2011 the Census reported the parish to have a total population of 388.[{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=John Marius| authorlink = John Marius Wilson |title=Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales|date=1870{{ndash}}72|publisher=A. Fullerton & Co|location=Edinburgh|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4225|accessdate=17 March 2015}}]
== History ==
=== 19th century ===
The [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) of Hunsonby was formed in 1934 from a merger of the two parishes of Hunsonby and Winskill and [Little Salkeld](/source/Little_Salkeld),[{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10118876|title=Relationships and changes Hunsonby CP through time|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=25 November 2018}}] both of which were formed in 1866 out of the ecclesiastical and former civil parish of [Addingham](/source/Addingham%2C_Cumberland).
=== 20th century ===
thumb|left|Historical Map on Hunsonby, published in 1945 by Ordnance Survey of Great Britain.
== Geography ==
Hunsonby is 11,397.593m² in area,[{{cite web|title=Key Figures for Physical Environment |url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124902&c=Hunsonby&d=16&e=8&g=6412125&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1430079833860&enc=1 |website=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=26 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204340/https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124902&c=Hunsonby&d=16&e=8&g=6412125&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1430079833860&enc=1 |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}] with an area of 33.22m² used for domestic buildings.
== Places of worship ==
The only place of worship is an old [Wesleyan](/source/Wesleyanism) [Methodist](/source/Methodism) chapel, which opened in 1862 but was closed in 2001.[{{cite web|last1=Gray|first1=Lydia|title=Hunsonby Wesleyan Methodist Chapel|url=http://www.mywesleyanmethodists.org.uk/page/hunsonby_wesleyan_methodist_chapel|website=My Wesleyan Methodist Ancestor|accessdate=24 April 2015}}]
== Population ==
thumb|right|Population Density 1881-2011 Over time, there hasn't been a massive change in Hunsonby's population density. Between 1881 and 1921, the population fluctuates marginally, but stays reasonably the same.[{{cite web|title=Hunsonby Population Data|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10141114/cube/TOT_POP|website=Vision of Britain|accessdate=25 April 2015}}] In 1931, the population gradually starts to increase, reaching 371 residents in 1951.[{{cite web|title=Hunsonby Population Data|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10118876/cube/TOT_POP|website=Vision of Britain|accessdate=25 April 2015}}] The following decade, the population then reaches 435 residents. However, in 2001 the population then decreases again, and the most recent data recorded shows Hunsonby with a population of 388 people.[{{cite web|title=Population Density, 2011 (QS102EW) |url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124902&c=Hunsonby&d=16&e=61&g=6412125&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1430002187013&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 |website=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=25 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204725/https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124902&c=Hunsonby&d=16&e=61&g=6412125&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1430002187013&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}]
== Employment ==
=== Occupational history ===
thumb|right|Occupations of Residents in Hunsonby, According to the 1881 Census. Shows both sexes. According to the 1881 census, the occupation sector that employed the most residents and the most males was agriculture. For the majority of the female residents, their occupation was unknown, or not specified. Those whose occupation was specified, they worked in the Domestic service and office sector.
=== Recent occupational structure ===
The 2011 census revealed that still the biggest majority of workers are employed in the agriculture sector, matching Hunsonby's history. However, the second highest occupational group was managerial and Professional sector, showing a real shift in the occupations the last two centuries.[{{cite web|title=Occupation (Minor Groups) |url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124902&c=Hunsonby&d=16&e=61&g=6412125&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1430076429859&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2578 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150426193434/https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11124902&c=Hunsonby&d=16&e=61&g=6412125&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1430076429859&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2578 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 April 2015 |website=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=26 April 2015 }}]
== Transport ==
The A686 is the main road located near Hunsonby, which is the main route to the market town of [Penrith](/source/Penrith%2C_Cumbria). The nearest train station is in [Langwathby](/source/Langwathby).
==See also==
{{portal|Cumbria}}
*[Listed buildings in Hunsonby](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Hunsonby)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/hunsonby-winskill Cumbria County History Trust: Hunsonby and Winskill] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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