Ousby | |
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Melmerby Hall |
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Ousby shown within Cumbria | |
Population | 447 (2011) |
OS grid reference | NY6234 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PENRITH |
Postcode district | CA10 |
Dialling code | 01768 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Ousby is a village and civil parish in Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Thankful Village, one of 52 parishes in England and Wales that suffered no casualties during World War I. The parish has a population of 362, increasing to 442 at the 2011 Census, and includes Melmerby and the hamlets of Crewgarth, Row, Shire and Townhead.
Ousby has a pub called the Fox Inn, a camp site and one places of worship,in Townhead, which is called St Luke's Church. A Former chapel at Row has now been converted to a holiday home
Ousby is located 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.