Moresby
Civil parish
Moresby Location in the former Copeland Borough Show map of the former Borough of Copeland Moresby Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	1,997 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NY9919
Civil parish	Moresby
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITEHAVEN
Postcode district	CA 28
Dialling code	01946
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Copeland
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°33′36″N 3°33′04″W / 54.560°N 3.551°W / 54.560; -3.551

Moresby is a civil parish in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 1,280 at the 2001 census,^[2] increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census.^[1] Most people live in Low Moresby on the east side of the A595, or Moresby Parks, a larger village south of Low Moresby.

Etymology

The " 'bȳ of Maurice'... a saint popular on the continent."^[3] 'Bȳ' is Old Norse and means 'hamlet', 'village'.

Moresby Hall in Parton, close to Moresby, is one of only three Grade I listed buildings in Copeland. The name of the hall and the village is thought to come from a family who settled in the area.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward is not the complete area of Moresby parish and at the 2011 Census had a population of 1,448.^[4]