Fenton, Cumbria

Fenton
Yew Tree Farm, Fenton
Fenton is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Fenton
Fenton
Location in the former Carlisle district, Cumbria
Fenton is located in Cumbria
Fenton
Fenton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY501560
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRAMPTON
Postcode districtCA8
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Fenton is a village in the civil parish of Hayton, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria. It is near the small town of Brampton. The name "Fenton" means "settlement by a fen".[1] The village is one of the possible sources of the surnames Fenton and Fentem.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 178. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 27 July 2026. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. ↑ "Fenton". SurnameDB. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Fentem". SurnameDB. Retrieved 27 July 2026.


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