Beetham

Beetham is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, situated on the border with Lancashire. It is part of the Arnside and Silverdale AONB.

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Beetham
latitude= 54.208739
longitude= -2.775771
civil_parish= Beetham
population = (2001)
shire_district= South Lakeland
shire_county= Cumbria
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Westmorland and Lonsdale
post_town= CARNFORTH
postcode_district = LA7
postcode_area= LA
dial_code= 015395
os_grid_reference= SD495795 Points of interest include:
* The Church of St Michael and All Angels, parts of which date from the 12th century.
* The Heron Corn Mill, a working watermill and active arts and education center.
* The Fairy Steps, a natural staircase in a limestone crag.
* A small shrine to Saint Lioba (or Leoba), built into a stone wall in the nearby hamlet of Slackhead.

The River Bela flows past the the village where after it washes out into the Kent Estuary near to Sandside.

Geography

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External links

* [http://www.beethamvillage.co.uk/ Beetham Village website]
* [http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/Beetham/Beetham.php Cumbria Directory listing page]
* [http://heronmill.org/ Heron Corn Mill]
* [http://www.herontheatre.fsnet.co.uk/ Heron Theatre]
* [http://www.wheatsheafbeetham.com/ The Wheatsheaf at Beetham]