Pennington is a small village and civil parish in Furness, a region of Cumbria, England.

The census information shows that the largest sector of employment for males at this time was in 'various mineral substances' which is essentially mining.

[3] As true to this time in Britain, Pennington in 1881 had significantly fewer women in employment compared to men.

The second largest response about the religious views of the people of Pennington was 345 persons declaring themselves of no religion, which also follows the national trend.

[6]It is thought that the name of Pennington came from the aristocratic family who inhabited Muncaster Castle a few miles away.

The Pennington family still has links to Muncaster, with the majority of the remaining descendants living in West Yorkshire.

There are a set of stocks outside the church gate that were used to punish offenders and there are runic inscriptions within the churchyard.

In late 11th century England, Pennington is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun which was held by Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria.

[7] The manor is exactly the same size as the parish which formerly belonged to the Cistercian Abbey of Furness, and includes 4,160 acres or six and one-half square miles.

To the west, in the nearby hamlet of Rosside, are the earthwork remains of Pennington Castle, a medieval ringwork.