Distington

Distington (/ˈdɪzɪŋtən/) is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Workington and 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Whitehaven.

Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica.

[1] South of the village by the Lowca Beck are the fragmentary remains of Hayes Castle, a manor house fortified by Robert de Leyburn in 1322.

Distington is in the parliamentary constituency of Whitehaven and Workington.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Railway Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area and the importance of Distington