Oughterside and Allerby

Oughterside and Allerby
Oughterside Post Office, in Prospect
Oughterside and Allerby
Location within Cumbria
Population631 (Parish, 2021)
OS grid referenceNY1140
Civil parish
  • Oughterside and Allerby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Oughterside and Allerby is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The main settlements in the parish are Allerby in the west and Oughterside and Prospect, in the east. The north western boundary of the parish is a short stretch of coast, then, working clockwise, the parish is bordered by Hayton and Mealo to the north, Aspatria to the north east, Plumbland to the south east, Gilcrux to the south and Crosscanonby to the south west. The A596 road from Aspatria to Maryport passes through the parish, and the B5300 road follows its coastline in the north west.