and Flemyngeby in the 12th century, and seems to come from Old Norse Flæminga bý, meaning "the village of the Flemings". Flimby has three Grade II historic buildings listed by English Heritage. Flimby Cottage in Main Road is an early 19th-century pebble dash lodge in Gothic Revival style. Flimby Hall is a three-storey country house completed in 1766. Flimby Lodge is a mansion dating from the late 18th or early 19th century, derelict at the time it was listed in 1977. Notable people The Scottish novelist and poet Helen Craik lived at Flimby Hall from 1792 until her death in 1825 and has a memorial in the parish church. Dick Huddart (1936–2021), a professional rugby league player, was born in Flimby. The birth of John McKeown, the professional rugby league international, was registered in Flimby in 1926. See also Listed buildings in Maryport Flimby railway station References External links Cumbria County History Trust: Flimby (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page) Villages in Cumbria Former civil parishes in Cumbria Maryport