Population 4,145 (2011) Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 12:07 AM District Copeland Civil parish Whitehaven | OS grid reference NX990166 Country England Post town WHITEHAVEN Shire county Cumbria Dialling code 01946 UK parliament constituency Copeland | |
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Hensingham is a suburb of the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 4,145.
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Map of Hensingham, Whitehaven, UK
Historically in Cumberland, the village is located to the south-east of Whitehaven on the A595 road, close to the Mirehouse Housing Estate and Moresby Parks. It has a Spar convenience store and several pubs – including the Distressed Sailor, the Lowther Arms and the Richmond. It is close to Whitehaven Fire Station and to three schools; Hensingham Primary School, St Benedict's Roman Catholic High School and Whitehaven Academy. In Hensingham is the West Cumberland Hospital, the first hospital built in England after the creation of the National Health Service. It was officially opened on 21 October 1964 by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. St John's Church is an evangelical Anglican church in this suburb.