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Distington
Distington is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, south of Workington and north-northeast of Whitehaven. Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica.
The population of the civil parish was recorded as 2,247 in the 2001 Census.
The village has a co-op, a school and a garage.
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.