Gilcrux is a small village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, and historically part of Cumberland.

[1] The village is on the south bank of the River Ellen around 5 miles (8 km) north of Cockermouth[2] and around 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of Carlisle,[3] the county town of Cumbria.

[5] The present form of the name has been influenced by Old Norse gil, "a ravine" and Latin crux, "a cross".

The pie chart in Figure 2 shows the proportion of Gilcrux's workforce in very broad categories.

[12] The church has an Anglo-Danish Norse cross on its roof,[13] and contains a glass altar screen of Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper.

Building work started on the village hall in January 2010,[14] and was completed in March 2012, costing £580,000, much of which came from National Lottery funding.

[15] The refurbishments included a glass entrance lobby, more meeting rooms, a bar area and improved toilet facilities.