- Arnside
Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Arnside
latitude= 54.199
longitude= -2.832
civil_parish= Arnside
population = 2255 (1997) [http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/eLibrary/Content/Internet/536/642/37823161313.pdf]
shire_district=South Lakeland
shire_county=Cumbria
region = North West England
constituency_westminster=Westmorland and Lonsdale
post_town=Carnforth
postcode_district= LA5
postcode_area= LA
dial_code= 01524
os_grid_reference= SD457784
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static_image_caption=Arnside on theRiver Kent Arnside is a village in
Cumbria ,England . It faces the estuary of theRiver Kent on the north eastern corner ofMorecambe Bay . It is within theArnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . It lies within the borders of the historic county boundaries ofWestmorland , near the border withLancashire .The village lies on the railway line to West Cumbria, which passes over the River Kent via the Arnside viaduct. Up to the 19th century, the village had been used as a local port, but the building of the viaduct caused the estuary to silt up.
The oldest building in the parish is Arnside Tower, a
Peel tower built in the 14th/15th century as a refuge against raids from Scots and theBorder Reivers . The town is overlooked byArnside Knott , a hill that rises out of the estuary.Transport
Arnside railway station , which serves the village, is located on theFurness Line giving connections toBarrow-in-Furness ,Ulverston ,Grange-over-Sands ,Carnforth and Lancaster.The line was opened in 1857 by the
Ulverston and Lancaster Railway , which was taken over by theFurness Railway 26 May 1862 . The Furness Railway'sHincaster Branch ran from26 June 1876 , connecting to theLancaster and Carlisle Railway atHincaster , which is now part of theWest Coast Main Line (WCML). Passenger services ended on the branch on4 May 1942 and the lines were removed in 1966.There are a few bus services which run through the village including the 552 and 553.
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References
External links
* [http://www.arnside.co.uk] Arnside Gateway - local on-line resources
* [http://arnside.awardspace.com/arnside.htm Arnside Photos] Photos of Arnside
* [http://www.arnsideonline.com Arnside Online] Arnside Online
* [http://www.arnside.gov.uk/ Arnside Parish Council]
*. This is from theOrdnance Survey ofWestmorland . (The view GBvosi|e=345500|n=478585|cty=10lancs191|txt=on the 1848-1850 map of Lancashire and Furness is misleading - it was outside the surveyors' area and they have left it as an outline only.)
* [http://www.deviantart.com/view/10695685/ Panoramic Photo from Arnside promenade]
* http://www.railscot.co.uk/Hincaster_Branch/frame.htm
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