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Ousby
Ousby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Doubly Thankful Village, one of 14 parishes in England and Wales that suffered no casualties during World War I and World War II. The village is featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 3. The parish had a population of 362 in 2001, which had increased to 447 at the 2011 Census, and includes the hamlets of Crewgarth, Row, Shire and Townhead. Melmerby parish was absorbed on 1 April 1934, on 1 April 2019 Melmerby became a separate parish again.
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Ousby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Doubly Thankful Village, one of 14 parishes in England and Wales that suffered no casualties during World War I and World War II. The village is featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 3. The parish had a population of 362 in 2001, which had increased to 447 at the 2011 Census, and includes the hamlets of Crewgarth, Row, Shire and Townhead. Melmerby parish was absorbed on 1 April 1934, on 1 April 2019 Melmerby became a separate parish again.
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