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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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== {{portal|Cumbria}} *Listed buildings in Little Strickland

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/little-strickland Cumbria County History Trust: Little Strickland] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) * http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=little_strickland

Category:Little Strickland Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria