Community

Old School, Armathwaite
High Hesket CofE Primary School
St Mary's Church, Wreay
Katharine Well, Mellguards, Southwaite
St. Mary's Church, High Hesket
Cottage Wood Centre, Plumpton
Armathwaite Viaduct
Armathwaite Station
Plumpton Primary School
Christ Church, Ivegill
Voreda, Plumpton
Armathwaite CofE Primary School
Christ and St. Mary's Church, Armathwaite
Calthwaite Wash Pool
Ivegill CofE Primary School
St. John's Church, Plumpton
Calthwaite CofE Primary School
Armathwaite Signal Box
All Saint's Church, Calthwaite

Hesket Parish is a large civil Parish in the north of Cumbria, along the A6 between Carlisle and Penrith. The Parish is situated within Eden District, which has the lowest population density of any district in England^1. Hesket Parish has a population of 2,588².

Encompassing the villages of Armathwaite, Calthwaite, High Hesket, Low Hesket, Plumpton and Southwaite, as well as surrounding hamlets and farms, the Parish supports five primary schools, six churches, three village halls and three play areas. There is also a garden centre and cafe in the village of Plumpton and a village shop and post office in the village of Armathwaite, in addition to five public houses across the Parish. As well as a train station in Armathwaite, there are regular bus services through the Parish, between Carlisle and Penrith.

For more information on the local community please click on the links below:

Local Area Local Schools Village Halls Play Areas

Churches Local Businesses Annual Parish Meeting

¹ Office of National Statistics
² 2011 Census

Photographs are reproduced with the kind permission of Martin and Jean Norgate of lakesguides.co.uk