Pennington, Cumbria
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 Country road in Pennington |
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 Pennington, Cumbria
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| Pennington, Cumbria shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 2,008 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD260770 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ULVERSTON |
| Postcode district | LA12 |
| Dialling code | 01229 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Pennington is a small village and civil parish in Furness, a region of Cumbria, England. Pennington lies between Ulverston, Rosside and Lindal. Pennington is located just off the nearby A590, with the nearest train link in Ulverston.
In the early 1870s, Pennington was described as:
Pennington had a population of 2,008, according to the 2011 census.
As you can see from the population time series there have been some fluctuations in population in Pennington, with the most specific incline being between 1851 and 1881 where population increased by over 1000, with 1881 seeing population spike at 1,698. 1911 and 1961 saw a dip in the population of the parish, with population decreasing from 1,510 in 1901 to 1,361 in 1911. From 1961 onward population appears to have been back on an increase with the highest population being 2,008 which was from the most recent 2011 census information.
The 1881 census was the first census to become more specific with occupation data; it classifies information from 9 categories to 24. The pie chart depicts the top five male occupations in Pennington in 1881. The census information shows that the largest sector of employment for males at this time was in 'various mineral substances' which is essentially mining. The second largest sector of employment came from the Agriculture industry.
As true to this time in Britain, Pennington in 1881 had significantly less women in employment compared to men. From the women that were in employment at this time, the census shows that the majority of women where employed in the domestic services sector, with the second most population occupation was working in the dressmaking industry.
The industry sector has changed somewhat in Britain since 1881, with the decrease in primary sector employment such as mining and the increase in secondary and more recently tertiary sector of employment. This can be seen when specifically looking at Pennington when looking at the 2011 Census data. The largest sector of employment for males currently is the manufacturing industry with 126 men employed. As the gender balance has evened over time there are also many more females employed in 2011 compared to 1881 in Pennington. The largest sector of employment for females in Pennington is now in the human health and social work activities industry with 113 women working in this sector, according to key statistics from the 2011 census.
Pennington follows the regional and national trend with 1,491 of the 2,008 classing themselves as Christian. The second largest response about the religious views of the people of Pennington was 345 persons declaring themselves of no religion, which also follows the national trend. Other religions identified in Pennington include Buddhism of which 8 people identified themselves as Buddhist, Judaism in which 3 people identified themselves as, along with Islam and Sikhism both of which one person identified themselves as.
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