Langwathby

Langwathby
Langwathby
	Village green
	Langwathby Location in the former Eden District Cumbria Langwathby Location within Cumbria
Population	866 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY569336
Civil parish	Langwathby ;
District	Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10, CA11
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border;

Langwathby is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria, and in the historic English county of Cumberland, about 5 miles (8 km) north east of Penrith on the A686 road. The village lies on the east bank of the River Eden. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 748, increasing to 866 at the 2011 Census.

The village is centred on a large village green next to which stands St Peter's church, the village pub, the shop & post office, and the village hall. There is a primary school on the road to Little Salkeld and there are two garages.

Langwathby is the base of the 'Pride of Cumbria', one of the helicopters run by the Great North Air Ambulance Service

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