Moresby, Cumbria

Moresby
Low Moresby looking towards Lowca
Moresby
Moresby shown within Cumbria
Population	1,997 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY9919
Civil parish	Moresby
District	Copeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITEHAVEN
Postcode district	CA 28
Dialling code	01946
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Copeland
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°33′36″N 3°33′04″W / 54.560°N 3.551°W / 54.560; -3.551Coordinates: 54°33′36″N 3°33′04″W / 54.560°N 3.551°W / 54.560; -3.551

Moresby is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 1,280 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census. Moresby sits on Cumbria's west coast. Moresby contains Moresby Hall which is one of only three Grade I listed buildings in Copeland. The name of the hall and the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area.

The " 'bȳ of Maurice'... a saint popular on the continent." 'Bȳ' is Old English from the Old Norse 'býr', meaning 'hamlet', 'village'.

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward is not the complete area of Moresby parish and at the 2011 Census had a population of 1,448.

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