Kirkby Ireleth

Kirkby Ireleth
View over Kirkby in Furness from Kirkby Moor
Kirkby Ireleth Location within Cumbria
Population	1,174 (2011) Including Angerton[1]
OS grid reference	SD2282
Civil parish	Kirkby Ireleth
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIRKBY IN FURNESS
Postcode district	LA17
Dialling code	01229
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Barrow and Furness

Kirkby Ireleth is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the villages of Grizebeck and Kirkby-in-Furness - which is really a collection of six different hamlets, namely: Soutergate, Wall End, Beck Side, Sand Side, Marshside and Chapels; and other outlying settlements including Bailiff Ground, Gargreave, Friars' Ground, Beanthwaite, Dove Bank, Dove Ford and Woodland. The parish had a population of 1,247 at the 2001 Census.[2] At the 2011 census Kirkby Ireleth was grouped with Angerton giving a total population of 1,174.[1]

Notable people

• Denny Dennis - born Ronald Dennis Pountain, (1913-1993), romantic vocalist during the 1930s to the 1950s.[3]
• Margaret Fell (1614–1702), theologian and co-founder of Quakerism
• Henry 'Harry' Gifford (1884 - 1952), professional rugby league footballer who played for Barrow, Lancashire, England and Great Britain.[4][5][6]
• Alfred Basil 'Woody' Woodhall OBE, CzWC, LOM (1897–1968), senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[7]

See also

• Listed buildings in Kirkby Ireleth

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kirkby Ireleth Parish (E04002620)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
2. Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland Retrieved 26 October 2010
3. "Furness Stories Behind the Stones - Denny Dennis". Furness Stories Behind the Stones. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
4. 1891 United Kingdom Census, Administrative County of Lancaster, Civil Parish of Ulverston, Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary's, page 37, schedule number 212.
5. 1901 United Kingdom Census, Administrative County of Lancaster, Civil Parish of Ulverston, Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary's, page 26, schedule number 152.
6. 1911 United Kingdom Census, Registration District Barrow-in-Furness, schedule number 97.
7. "The Airmen's Stories - W/Cdr. A B Woodhall". The Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Kirkby Ireleth (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)