Penrith Rural District

Newton Reigny is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Catterlen, in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria, near the town of Penrith. In 1931 the parish had a population of 168.

Newton Rigg College was an agricultural college near Penrith, Cumbria, England, founded in 1896 as the Cumberland and Westmorland Farm School. From 2011 it was part of Askham Bryan College, which in 2020 announced that it would close in 2021.

Catterlen is a small village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Penrith, Cumbria. At the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 471, increasing to 605 at the 2011 Census.The village is a linear one with the B5305 road dividing it into two. Junction 41 of the M6 motorway is at Catterlen. The parish of Catterlen also includes the slightly more populous village of Newton Reigny which was a separate parish from 1866 to 1934, previous to 1866 both villages were part of a larger Newton Reigny Parish. The large house and former pele tower known as Catterlen Hall is closer to Newton Reigny than Catterlen. Within the parish is Newton Rigg College, which was part of the Yorkshire-based Askham Bryan College.

Laithes is a hamlet in the civil parish of Skelton, in the English county of Cumbria. It belongs to Eden District. Laithes's region is North West. Height is 170.6m.

Newbiggin is a small village in Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Dacre civil parish about 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Penrith. It lies at 750 ft (230 m) sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly wind by Flusco Pike, 150 ft (46 m) higher. It is described as a "non-nucleated village," lying for a mile along either side of the C3019 between the A66 and the B5288. There are at least six other villages in Cumbria with the same name, which is derived from the Old English ‘new biggin', or new house. Locally this village is referred to as the "Stainton Newbiggin," to distinguish it from the others.

Blencow railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumberland (now in Cumbria), England. The station served the villages of Blencow (or Blencowe) and Newbiggin. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 3 March 1952. It reopened temporarily on 2 July 1956 before closing permanently on 6 March 1972. Although called Blencow the station was actually situated on the edge of Newbiggin and was over 2 miles (3.2 km) from Blencow. Possible alternative names for the station before it was opened were Newbiggin station and Dacre & Greystoke station The station could not be named Newbiggin as there is another Newbiggin on the Carlisle - Settle Railway a few miles away.

Stainton is a village near the A66, in the parish of Dacre, in the Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the market town of Penrith. It is in the parish of Dacre, although it is larger than Dacre. It has a Methodist church and a primary school. In 2019 the built-up area had an estimated population of 758. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 330.

The Penrith Hoard is a dispersed hoard of 10th century silver penannular brooches found at Flusco Pike, Newbiggin Moor, near Penrith in Cumbria, and now in the British Museum in London. The largest "thistle brooch" was discovered in 1785 and another in 1830, with the bulk of items being recovered in two groups close to each other by archaeologists in 1989. Whether all the finds made close to each other were originally deposited at the same time remains uncertain, but it is thought likely that at least the brooches were. The brooches are thought to have been deposited in about 930.

Redhills (sometimes spelt Red Hills) is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dacre, in the Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria.

Brockleymoor was a hamlet in Cumbria, England, but it is now part of the village of Plumpton. It is located several miles north of Penrith, not far from the M6 motorway.

Eden FM is a community radio station serving Penrith and the Eden Valley in Cumbria. The station is based in Newton Rigg, Newton Road, Penrith, Cumbria. The station founder was Lee Quinn, who was also the founder of Meridian FM Community Radio in East Grinstead, Sussex. The campaign for a local station was launched in June 2010 by Lee Quinn, through launching a community magazine, the Eden Local, which was posted through doors in Penrith and the Eden Valley. The first Eden FM studios were switched on 10am Friday 25th November 2011.Run by volunteers, the non-profit organisation, applied to Ofcom for a full-time community radio licence on an FM frequency in the community radio licensing: third round for the North East of England and Cumbria.Currently broadcasting full-time online and on 107.5 FM, the station completed three 28-day restricted service licence broadcasts in November to December 2011, followed by a couple more in June to July 2012 and November to December 2012.Eden FM submitted an application for a full-time licence in January 2013 and was awarded a 5-year licence in October of that year.To celebrate the launch of the station full-time, Eden FM Radio Ltd, raised the funds to have a bespoke Penrith and Eden Valley Monopoly Board game produced, which reflected on the local towns and villages covered by Eden FM Radio include Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Langwathby, Greystoke, Shap, Skelton and Melmerby. Eden FM Radio's community licence was renewed for a further five years in 2019 to 2024.

Penrith North Lakes (also shortened to Penrith) is a railway station on the West Coast Main Line, which runs between London Euston and Edinburgh Waverley or Glasgow Central. The station, situated 17 miles 69 chains (28.7 km) south of Carlisle, serves the market town of Penrith, Westmorland and Furness in Cumbria, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Avanti West Coast.