Welcome to Wetheral Parish Council

Wetheral Parish is the largest, in terms of population, of the 32 parishes in the Carlisle District. It covers 5518 hectares (13,635 acres) and includes the villages and hamlets of Wetheral, Wetheral Pasture, Scotby, Aglionby, Warwick-on-Eden, Warwick Bridge, Cumwhinton, Cotehill, Stripes, Great Corby, Burnrigg, Broadwath, half of Heads Nook, and also part of Durranhill, including Alexandra Drive, Meadowbrook & Barley Edge.

The Parish has an approximate population of 5771. It might surprise many that this is larger than several towns in Cumbria which also have their own Parish or Town Councils, e.g. Keswick, Appleby, Silloth, Brampton, Alston, Aspatria, Grange-over-Sands etc. The parish's population has expanded by 76% in the last hundred years ,32% of the parish's population are over the age of 60, with about 60 people being over 90 years old. 58% of the population, representing about 3325 people, is over 45 years old. At the other end of the age spectrum, school age children (aged 5 to17) represented just 13% of the population.

Presently 2741 dwellings in Wetheral parish. This will increase over the next 5-10 years by approximately 990 new dwellings. Housing developments are under construction in Scotby, Heads Nook, and Cumwhinton, with a number planned for Wetheral and Durranhill, and an additional 144 homes in Scotby.

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LATEST NEWS

25 March 2024
General News
If you have strong views on matters such as planning/new housing developments in our villages, road safety, speeding, local playgrounds/playing fields, rights of way and the care and maintenance of green spaces in our villages, would you be willing t...
25 March 2024
General News
 A temporary road closure has been put in place to allow Electricity North West to carry out utility works which are expected to commence 8th April 2024 and anticipated to take 5 days to complete.Please see below details of the extents of the cl...
18 September 2023
General News
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this year's Big Butterfly Count. Butterflies and moths are excellent indicators of the impacts of climate change and other human environmental factors, so collecting data on their numbers is really i...
25 March 2024
General News
If you have strong views on matters such as planning/new housing developments in our villages, road safety, speeding, local playgrounds/playing fields, rights of way and the care and maintenance of green spaces in our villages, would you be willing t...
25 March 2024
General News
 A temporary road closure has been put in place to allow Electricity North West to carry out utility works which are expected to commence 8th April 2024 and anticipated to take 5 days to complete.Please see below details of the extents of the cl...
18 September 2023
General News
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this year's Big Butterfly Count. Butterflies and moths are excellent indicators of the impacts of climate change and other human environmental factors, so collecting data on their numbers is really i...

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