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The Dukes Head public house, Bridgefoot, now known as the Duke of Cumberland
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Bridgefoot
Location within Cumbria
Population<500
OS grid reference NY0529
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Workington
Postcode district CA14
Dialling code 01900
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°38′53″N3°27′54″W / 54.648°N 3.465°W / 54.648; -3.465 Coordinates: 54°38′53″N3°27′54″W / 54.648°N 3.465°W / 54.648; -3.465

Bridgefoot is a village in Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, near the Lake District National Park in England. [1] [2] It is situated at the confluence of the River Marron and Lostrigg Beck, approximately 1 mile south of the River Derwent. To the south it is seamlessly joined with the village of Little Clifton.

Governance

Bridgefoot, is part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament is Mark Jenkinson, a member of the Conservative Party. [3] The Labour Party has won the seat in every general election since 1979; the Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since the Second World War: in the 1976 Workington by-election. [4]

For the European Parliament residents in Bridgefoot voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency before Brexit in 2020.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Bridgefoot has its own Parish Council; Greysouthen Parish Council. [5]

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References

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  4. "A vision of Britain website – general elections section" . Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. "Greysouthen Parish Council".