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This is a profile for the central postcode in Wigton which is CA7 0BH. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be living in farming communities.

These communities are found in some of the most rural areas of Britain, where the economy is underpinned by agriculture. There is a strong presence of farming communities in the Scottish Islands, Shropshire, Cumbria and the South West of England.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Cumbria Constabulary force is responsible for policing the Allerdale Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Allerdale council is £1,091.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Officers held in pub disturbance

08/11/2009 11:24:11

Two off-duty police officers from Cumbria are arrested following a disturbance at a pub in County Durham.
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Thousands pay tribute to war dead

08/11/2009 12:45:59

Remembrance services and parades are held across the region in tribute to the men and women killed in conflicts.
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Soldier 'let down by government'

05/11/2009 13:37:15

The mother of a Carlisle soldier killed in Afghanistan last year says equipment 'was not good enough'.
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Police name vehicle blaze victim

08/11/2009 01:09:33

A young electrician who died in a car fire in Cumbria, thought to have been caused by a fault, is named by police.
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Carlisle must be wary - Pericard

06/11/2009 14:03:09

Carlisle United's Vincent Pericard warns team-mates not to take Morecambe lightly in their FA Cup first round tie.
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Date for town revamp decision

07/11/2009 10:57:16

A final decision on plans to revamp Penrith town centre will take place at the start of December, says Eden Council.
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Tell us a story

14/07/2003 08:35:09

Contact BBC News Interactive's Cumbria team
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More news sites

17/12/2004 17:23:55

Links to other local news internet sites in Cumbria
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In Pictures

05/11/2009 10:46:45

The butchers still going strong after nearly a century
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Railway Stations

Wigton (3.38 miles away), Northern Rail

Aspatria (5.00 miles away), Northern Rail

Dalston (10.25 miles away), Northern Rail

Maryport (12.01 miles away), Northern Rail

Annan (12.26 miles away), ScotRail

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