Arnside

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Arnside
latitude= 54.199
longitude= -2.832
civil_parish= Arnside
population = 2255 (1997) [http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/eLibrary/Content/Internet/536/642/37823161313.pdf]
shire_district= South Lakeland
shire_county= Cumbria
region = North West England
constituency_westminster=Westmorland and Lonsdale
post_town= Carnforth
postcode_district= LA5
postcode_area= LA
dial_code= 01524
os_grid_reference= SD457784
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static_image_caption=Arnside on the River Kent

Arnside is a village in Cumbria, England. It faces the estuary of the River Kent on the north eastern corner of Morecambe Bay. It is within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies within the borders of the historic county boundaries of Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire.

The village lies on the railway line to West Cumbria, which passes over the River Kent via the Arnside viaduct. Up to the 19th century, the village had been used as a local port, but the building of the viaduct caused the estuary to silt up.

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 hill that rises out of the estuary.

Transport

Arnside railway station, which serves the village, is located on the Furness Line giving connections to Barrow-in-Furness, Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, Carnforth and Lancaster.

The line was opened in 1857 by the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway, which was taken over by the Furness Railway 26 May 1862. The Furness Railway's Hincaster Branch ran from 26 June 1876, connecting to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway at Hincaster, which is now part of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Passenger services ended on the branch on 4 May 1942 and the lines were removed in 1966.

There are a few bus services which run through the village including the 552 and 553.

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References

External links

* [http://www.arnside.co.uk] Arnside Gateway - local on-line resources
* [http://arnside.awardspace.com/arnside.htm Arnside Photos] Photos of Arnside
* [http://www.arnsideonline.com Arnside Online] Arnside Online
* [http://www.arnside.gov.uk/ Arnside Parish Council]
*. This is from the Ordnance Survey of Westmorland. (The view GBvosi|e=345500|n=478585|cty=10lancs191|txt=on the 1848-1850 map of Lancashire and Furness is misleading - it was outside the surveyors' area and they have left it as an outline only.)
* [http://www.deviantart.com/view/10695685/ Panoramic Photo from Arnside promenade]
* http://www.railscot.co.uk/Hincaster_Branch/frame.htm