Arnside
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Arnside is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is historically part of Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire, England. The Lake District National Park is located a few miles north. Travelling by road, Arnside is Script error: No such module "convert". to the south of Kendal, Script error: No such module "convert". to the east of Ulverston, Script error: No such module "convert". to the east of Barrow-in-Furness, Script error: No such module "convert". to the north of Lancaster and Script error: No such module "convert". to the east of Grange-over-Sands. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,301,[1] increasing at the 2011 census to 2,334 but falling to 2,233 in the 2021 census.[2]
It faces the estuary of the River Kent on the north-eastern corner of Morecambe Bay, within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is overlooked by Arnside Knott, a hill that rises out of the estuary. A detailed account of the wildlife of the Arnside and Silverdale AONB is provided by John Wilson and Peter Lennon.[3] Mammals include red squirrel and otter, breeding birds at the time of publication included the bittern which is still found in the area.
Formerly a small fishing village and port trading with Liverpool and Ireland the village has been attractive to visitors since the 19th century but never developed as a traditional seaside resort. Writing in The Local Historian, Caunce describes it as "an unwitting pioneer of eco-tourism", with visitors attracted by the scenery and in particular Arnside Knott.[4]
Buildings
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 now defunct Arnside Golf Club was founded in 1906 and closed during the World War II.[5]
The former customs house from the port of Arnside is now occupied by the Sailing Club, and many of the buildings on the promenade were built as accommodation for visitors.[4]
Arnside viaduct
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Governance
Arnside is part of the Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency, for which Lizzi Collinge has been the MP since 2024, representing the Labour Party.[7][8]
For local government purposes, it is administered as part of the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority.
The civil parish of Arnside includes the hamlet of Far Arnside as well as the village of Arnside. The parish is bordered by the Kent estuary to the north, Morecambe Bay to the west, Silverdale to the south (along the historic Westmorland / Lancashire county boundary), and Beetham to the east ( the eastern boundary following the railway at its north and south, and extending a little further east).[2] The parish has its own parish council, Arnside Parish Council.[9]
Transport
Arnside has its own railway station, Arnside railway station, which lies on the Furness line giving connections to Lancaster, Barrow-in-Furness, Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, Carnforth and Carlisle. The Furness Line passes over the River Kent via the Arnside Viaduct.
Tides
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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 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". )
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 (at Barrow-in-Furness), which can be as much as Script error: No such module "convert". on a spring tide nearest the spring and autumn equinox: these typically give rise to a tidal bore, which may be as high as Script error: No such module "convert"., and is often used by canoeists.[10]
Notable people
- Helen Blackler (1902–1981), psychologist, botanical collector and museum curator
- Robert Wilson (1922-1980), first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer
- Bob Braithwaite (1925 – 2015) trap shooter, gold medallist at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Barbara Rosemary Grant (born 1936), evolutionary biologist at Princeton University.
See also
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Image gallery
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Railway viaduct over the Kent estuary near Arnside
References
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- ↑ John Wilson and Peter Lennon 'The Wildlife of the Arnside-Silverdale Area' 1978
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- ↑ "Arnside Golf Club", "Golf's Missing Links".
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External links
- Arnside Village - local on-line resources
- Arnside Photos Photos of Arnside
- Cumbria County History Trust: Arnside (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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