Frizington

Frizington
240px St Paul's Church, Frizington
Frizington  Frizington shown within Cumbria
Population	3,607 (2011.Civil Parish)
OS grid reference	NY0316
Civil parish	Arlecdon and Frizington
District	Copeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FRIZINGTON
Postcode district	CA26
Dialling code	01946
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Copeland
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Frizington is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was a collection of farms and houses, but became a unified village as a result of the mining (both coal and iron ore) opportunities in the area. The village is known for its church, which was built in 1867-1868. Historically a part of Cumberland, Frizington is in the civil parish of Arlecdon and Frizington, which has a population of 3,678, the Borough of Copeland and the CA postcode area.

On 2 June 2010, Frizington was the scene of the second murder in the killing spree known as the Cumbria shootings, when Derrick Bird shot his family solicitor, Kevin Commons.

Stephen Holgate,a professional rugby league player with a number of clubs, came from Frizington.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward as at the 2011 Census was 2,558.

Etymology

" The name as a whole means 'tūn of Frisa' or 'of Frisa's people'...." ('Tūn' is OE=Old English for 'homestead', 'village'. OE 'Frīsa' means 'the Frisian').

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Arlecdon (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
• Frizington Cumbria, from The Cumbria Directory.