Santon Bridge is a small village in
Copeland,
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. C ...
, England, at a bridge over the
River Irt
The River Irt is a river in the county of Cumbria in northern England. It flows for from the south-western end of Wast Water, the deepest lake in England, leaving the lake at the foot of Whin Rigg, the southern peak of the famous Wastwater S ...
. The
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 ...
is called Irton with Santon. The population of this civil parish as at the
2011 census was 316. The Bridge Inn is the venue for the annual
World's Biggest Liar competition.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Irton with Santon
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Irton(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page
Villages in Cumbria
Borough of Copeland
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