Dovenby

Dovenby
The Ship public house, Dovenby
Dovenby
Dovenby shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY0933
Civil parish	Bridekirk
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COCKERMOUTH
Postcode district	CA13
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Workington
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°41′N 3°25′W / 54.68°N 3.41°W / 54.68; -3.41Coordinates: 54°41′N 3°25′W / 54.68°N 3.41°W / 54.68; -3.41

Dovenby is a small settlement in Cumbria, England. It is on the A594 road and is 4 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of the town of Cockermouth.

'Dovenby' is 'Dufan's bȳ' or 'Dufan's hamlet or village'. 'Bȳ' is late Old English, from Old Norse 'býr'. The personal name 'Dufan' "is of Irish origin (OIr 'Dubhán'), a diminutive of 'dubh', 'black', but it is on record from Iceland."

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