Baycliff is a seaside village in the
South Lakeland District
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. The population of the non-metropolitan district was 102,301 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 103,658 at the 2011 Census. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes ...
of
Cumbria
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in England.
Historically
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in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, it lies south of
Ulverston
Ulverston is a market town and a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 11,524, increasing at the 2011 census to 11,678. Historically in Lancashire, it lies a few mi ...
, in the
civil parish
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of
Aldingham
Aldingham is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is situated on the east coast of the Furness peninsula, facing into Morecambe Bay, and is about east of Barrow-in-Furness ...
. At the centre is a village green, and many of its buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The two public houses, the ''Farmer's Arms'' and the ''Fisherman's Arms'', stand close to the green.
History
In the past Baycliff, earlier spelt ''Baycliffe'', was a fishing and farming community. The industries of iron mining and local white stone quarrying provided employment for the men of the village. The iron was shipped to
Backbarrow.
The village was the birthplace in about 1619 of the prominent Quaker preachers
Alice Curwen
Alice Curwen (c. 1619–1679) was an English Quaker missionary, who wrote an autobiography published along with correspondence as part of ''A Relation of the Labour, Travail and Suffering of that Faithful Servant of the Lord, Alice Curwen'' (168 ...
(maiden name unknown) and her husband Thomas Curwen.
Limestone
Baycliff limestone is still produced; the quarry beds produce two distinct stones. ''Lord'' is oatmeal coloured with dark cream markings; ''Caulfield'' is a buff stone with light coffee mottling. Both are versatile materials, used to create distinctive, durable floors and paving schemes, and in landscaping designs.
Burlington Stone
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See also
*Listed buildings in Aldingham
Aldingham is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains 28 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Aldingham
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Aldingham
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