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Ousby

Ousby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Doubly Thankful Village, one of 14 parishes in England and Wales that suffered no casualties during World War I and World War II. The village is featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 3. The parish had a population of 362 in 2001, which had increased to 447 at the 2011 Census, and includes the hamlets of Crewgarth, Row, Shire and Townhead. Melmerby parish was absorbed on 1 April 1934, on 1 April 2019 Melmerby became a separate parish again.

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Population447 (2011)1
OS grid referenceNY6234
Civil parish
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01768
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Ousby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Doubly Thankful Village, one of 14 parishes in England and Wales that suffered no casualties during World War I and World War II.2 The village is featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 3.345 The parish had a population of 362 in 2001,6 which had increased to 447 at the 2011 Census,1 and includes the hamlets of Crewgarth, Row, Shire and Townhead. Melmerby parish was absorbed on 1 April 1934,7 on 1 April 2019 Melmerby became a separate parish again.8

Location

Ousby Fell source ↗

Ousby is located in Ousbydale about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Melmerby, near the A686 road. There is a fell in the Pennines named Ousby Fell.

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References

References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ousby Parish (E04002565)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. "Thankful Villages – A project about rural life by Darren Hayman". thankful-villages.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. Marshall, Alex (25 May 2017). "Finding Songs Hidden in Britain's Thankful Villages". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  4. Quietus, The (8 November 2018). "Lives Less Ordinary: Darren Hayman's Thankful Villages". The Quietus. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  5. Nenadic, Mark (4 December 2018). "Darren Hayman "Thankful Villages Volume 3" (Independent, 2018)". Americana UK. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  6. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Ousby Parish (16UF056)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. "Relationships and changes Ousby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  8. "The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Ousby and Melmerby) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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