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{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge (geograph 4010831).jpg
| static_image_caption = Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge
| coordinates = {{coord|54.2672|-2.9688|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Newby Bridge▼
▲|official_name= Newby Bridge
| population_ref = ▼
▲|population=
| civil_parish = [[Staveley-in-Cartmel]]▼
▲|population_ref=
| shire_district = [[South Lakeland]]▼
▲|civil_parish= [[Staveley-in-Cartmel]]
| shire_county = [[Cumbria]]▼
▲|shire_district= [[South Lakeland]]
| region = North West England▼
▲|shire_county= [[Cumbria]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Westmorland and Lonsdale]]▼
▲|region= North West England
| post_town = ULVERSTON▼
▲|constituency_westminster= [[Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Westmorland and Lonsdale]]
| postcode_district = LA12▼
▲|post_town= ULVERSTON
| postcode_area = LA▼
▲|postcode_district= LA12
| dial_code = 015395▼
▲|postcode_area= LA
| os_grid_reference = SD369861▼
▲|dial_code= 015395
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom South Lakeland
▲|os_grid_reference= SD369861
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Lakeland
}}
'''Newby Bridge''' is a small [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the [[Lake District]], [[Cumbria]], England. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] in [[Lancashire]], it is located several miles west of [[Grange-over-Sands]] and is on the [[River Leven, Cumbria|River Leven]], close to the southern end of [[Windermere]].
The hamlet is the site of [[Newby Bridge railway station|an intermediate halt]] on the [[Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway]]. A terrace of houses adjoining the railway were built by the [[Furness Railway]] for its workers. The [[A590 road]] runs through Newby Bridge connecting [[Barrow-in-Furness]] to the [[M6 motorway]] close to [[Kendal]].
== History ==
The name derives from the bridge over the River Leven.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/newby-bridge/|title=Newby Bridge|publisher=Visit Cumbria|accessdate=31 January 2022}}</ref>
==See also==
{{portal|Cumbria}}
*[[Listed buildings in Colton, Cumbria]]
*[[Listed buildings in Staveley-in-Cartmel]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Hamlets in Cumbria]]
▲{{Commons category|Newby Bridge, Cumbria|Newby Bridge}}
[[Category:Furness]]
[[Category:
[[Category:Colton, Cumbria]]
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 31 January 2022
Newby Bridge | |
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Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge | |
Location within Cumbria | |
OS grid reference | SD369861 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ULVERSTON |
Postcode district | LA12 |
Dialling code | 015395 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Newby Bridge is a small hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere.
The hamlet is the site of an intermediate halt on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. A terrace of houses adjoining the railway were built by the Furness Railway for its workers. The A590 road runs through Newby Bridge connecting Barrow-in-Furness to the M6 motorway close to Kendal.
History[edit]
The name derives from the bridge over the River Leven.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Newby Bridge". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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