Arnside, Cumbria
Arnside is a village in the south of Cumbria, on the southern side of the estuary of the River Kent, which is the south-east border of the Lake District National Park. The village is on the north-eastern corner of Morecambe Bay, within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Historically, Arnside lay within Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire, and has a population of around 2,300. 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 the Border Reivers. The town is overlooked by Arnside Knott, a 522 feet-high hill that rises out of the estuary.
The village lies on the Furness Line (which goes from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness and then on to Carlisle), and passes over the River Kent via the Arnside viaduct. Up to the 19th century, the village was a port, but building the viaduct caused the estuary to silt up.
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Arnside, Cumbria
Arnside is a village in the south of Cumbria, on the southern side of the estuary of the River Kent, which is the south-east border of the Lake District National Park. The village is on the north-eastern corner of Morecambe Bay, within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Historically, Arnside lay within Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire, and has a population of around 2,300. 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 the Border Reivers. The town is overlooked by Arnside Knott, a 522 feet-high hill that rises out of the estuary.
The village lies on the Furness Line (which goes from Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness and then on to Carlisle), and passes over the River Kent via the Arnside viaduct. Up to the 19th century, the village was a port, but building the viaduct caused the estuary to silt up.
Source: Wikipedia