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Johnby is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the large town of Penrith and about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village of Greystoke. The B5305 road, the B5288 road, the A66 road and the M6 motorway are all nearby. Circa 1870, it had a population of 92 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1]

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Post townPENRITH
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Johnby Hall
Johnby is located in the former Eden District
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Location in Eden, Cumbria
Johnby is located in Cumbria
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Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY433329
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Ceremonial county
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA11
Dialling code017684
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Cumbria
54.688°N 2.879°W / 54.688; -2.879
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To the south of the hamlet is Johnby Hall, a fortified house incorporating a peel tower dating probably from the 14th Century, with alterations and extensions in every century since.[2]

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