Arnside is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Cumbria
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,
historically
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part of
Westmorland
Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...
, near the border with
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
, England. The
Lake District National Park is located a few miles North. Travelling by road, Arnside is to the south of
Kendal, to the east of
Ulverston
Ulverston is a market town and a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census the parish had a population of 11,524, increasing at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census to ...
, to the east of
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of B ...
, to the west of
Lancaster and to the east of
Grange-over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands is a town and civil parish located on the north side of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria, England, a few miles south of the Lake District National Park. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,042, increasing at the 2011 ...
. In the
2001 census the parish had a population of 2,301, increasing at the
2011 census to 2,334.
It faces the estuary of the
River Kent
The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. It originates in hills surrounding Kentmere, and flows for around 20 miles (32 km) into the north of Morecambe Bay. The upper reaches and the western bank of the estuary ...
on the north-eastern corner of
Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of . In 1974, the second larges ...
, within the
Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of ...
and is overlooked by
Arnside Knott, a
hill
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Terminology
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that rises out of the estuary. Up to the 19th century, the village was a port, but building the viaduct caused the estuary to silt up.
A detailed account of the wildlife of the Arnside and Silverdale AONB is provided by John Wilson and Peter Lennon. Mammals include red squirrel and otter, breeding birds at the time of publication included the bittern which is still found in the area.
Buildings
![Kent Estuary](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Kent_Estuary.jpg)
The oldest building in the parish is
Arnside Tower
Arnside Tower is a late-medieval tower house (or Pele tower) between Arnside and Silverdale immediately to the south of Arnside Knott in Cumbria, England.
History
Arnside Tower was built in the second half of the 15th century. Tower houses w ...
, a
Peel tower built in the 14th/15th century as a refuge against raids from
Scots and the
Border Reivers.
The now defunct Arnside Golf Club was founded in 1906, the club closed around
World War II
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.
Arnside viaduct
The railway line is carried over the
River Kent
The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. It originates in hills surrounding Kentmere, and flows for around 20 miles (32 km) into the north of Morecambe Bay. The upper reaches and the western bank of the estuary ...
on a viaduct long, it was built in 1857 and rebuilt in 1915.
Governance
Arnside is part of the
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...
parliamentary constituency, of which
Tim Farron
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is the current MP representing the
Liberal Democrats.
Before
Brexit
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, it was in the
North West England European Parliamentary Constituency.
For
Local Government
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purposes, it is in the ''Arnside + Milnthorpe
Ward
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Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
'' of
South Lakeland District Council and the ''Kent Estuary Division'' of
Cumbria County Council
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.
The village has its own
Parish Council; ''Arnside Parish Council''.
Transport
Arnside has its own railway station;
Arnside railway station, which lies on the
Furness Line
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giving connections to , , , , and . The Furness Line passes over the
River Kent
The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. It originates in hills surrounding Kentmere, and flows for around 20 miles (32 km) into the north of Morecambe Bay. The upper reaches and the western bank of the estuary ...
via the Arnside Viaduct.
The village is connected to Kendal by the 551 and 552 bus services.
Tides
With each high tide, the coast of Arnside is subjected to a very fast rising tide. Because of the potential danger warning notices are posted at the pier, and an audible warning is sounded before every high tide (in daylight). The sequence of warnings is:-
# Eight sounds on the siren - around 2.25 h before high tide
# Eight sounds on the siren - around 1.75 h before high tide
# Twelve sounds on the siren - around 1.25 h before high tide, when the incoming tide is just visible from the Coastguard station (location of the siren )
The cause of this fast tide is a combination of the large area of Morecambe Bay, which narrows rapidly at Arnside, plus the second highest
tidal range
Tidal range is the difference in height between high tide and low tide. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and Sun and the rotation of Earth. Tidal range depends on time and location.
...
(at
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of B ...
, which can be as much as on a
spring tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.
Tide tables ca ...
nearest the spring and autumn
equinox
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: these typically give rise to a
tidal bore
Tidal is the adjectival form of tide.
Tidal may also refer to:
* ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* Tidal (serv ...
, which may be as high as , and are often used by canoeists.
Notable people
*
Robert Wilson (1922-1980), first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer
See also
*
Listed buildings in Arnside
Arnside is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains four listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grad ...
*
St James' Church, Arnside
Image gallery
File:Kent viaduct Arnside.jpg, Railway viaduct over the Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
estuary near Arnside
References
External links
Arnside Gateway- local on-line resources
Photos of Arnside
Cumbria County History Trust: Arnside(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
* . This is from the
Ordnance Survey
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of
Westmorland
Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...
. (The view of
Lancashire and Furness is misleading - it was outside the surveyors' area and they have left it as an outline only.)
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