Hunsonby

Hunsonby is a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England, 7 mi north east of Penrith. The parish is located 28 mi south east of the city of Carlisle. Within the parish is the ancient stone circle of Long Meg and Her Daughters but not the nearby standing stone of Little Meg which is located near Langwathby. In 2011 the Census reported the parish to have a total population of 388.

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hunsonby (and Winskill) as:


 * "Hunsonby and Winskel, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland; on a branch of the river Eden, 4 miles SSE of Kirkoswald. Real property, £1,690. Pop., 208. Houses, 38. There is a Wesleyan chapel."

19th century
The civil parish of Hunsonby was formed in 1934 from a merger of the two parishes of Hunsonby and Winskill and Little Salkeld, both of which were formed in 1866 out of the ecclesiastical and former civil parish of Addingham.

Geography
Hunsonby is 11,397.593m² in area, with an area of 33.22m² used for domestic buildings.

Places of worship
The only place of worship is an old Wesleyan Methodist chapel, which opened in 1862 but was closed in 2001.

Population
Over time, there hasn't been a massive change in Hunsonby's population density. Between 1881 and 1921, the population fluctuates marginally, but stays reasonably the same. In 1931, the population gradually starts to increase, reaching 371 residents in 1951. The following decade, the population then reaches 435 residents. However, in 2001 the population then decreases again, and the most recent data recorded shows Hunsonby with a population of 388 people.

Occupational history
According to the 1881 census, the occupation sector that employed the most residents and the most males was agriculture. For the majority of the female residents, their occupation was unknown, or not specified. Those whose occupation was specified, they worked in the Domestic service and office sector.

Recent occupational structure
The 2011 census revealed that still the biggest majority of workers are employed in the agriculture sector, matching Hunsonby's history. However, the second highest occupational group was managerial and Professional sector, showing a real shift in the occupations the last two centuries.

Transport
The A686 is the main road located near Hunsonby, which is the main route to the market town of Penrith. The nearest train station is in Langwathby.