Population 129 (2011) Civil parish Colby Country England Shire county Cumbria Dialling code 01768 | OS grid reference NY6620 Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom District Eden District UK parliament constituency Penrith and The Border | |
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Colby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of the English county of Cumbria. It is near the village of Bolton to the north and the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland to the east.
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Map of Colby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, UK
A little over a mile to the north-west are the ruins of Bewley Castle, a medieval residence of the bishops of Carlisle. There is a story told that a castle servant named Marget Dawe once murdered a highwayman named Belted Will Scott, after he gained entrance to the castle dressed as a woman.
Transport
For transport there is the A66 road and the B6542 road (the old A66) nearby.Colby is next to the river Eden.
References
Colby, Cumbria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA