Haverigg

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Haverigg
Village
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The Harbour Hotel, Haverigg
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Haverigg
Location in the former Copeland Borough
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Haverigg
Location within Cumbria
Population1,546 (2021.Ward)
OS grid reference SD160787
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Millom
Postcode district LA18
Dialling code 01229
Police Cumbria
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54°11′50″N3°17′21″W / 54.19715°N 3.28906°W / 54.19715; -3.28906

Haverigg is a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. In 2001 it had a population of 1,791 in 548 households, [1] increasing in 2011 to a population of 1,849 in 549 Households. [2]

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The name Haverigg derives from Old Norse and can be translated as "the hill where oats are grown". [3]

Haverigg is at the mouth of the Duddon Estuary, a protected area important for birds and other wildlife. Haverigg has an extensive, quiet Blue Flag beach. There is also access to a seawall with a lighthouse which protects Hodbarrow Lagoon, part of Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve. The River Lazy flows through Haverigg and joins the estuary of the River Duddon here. [4]

Haverigg is 31.9 miles (51.3 km) to the south of Whitehaven, 24.4 miles (39.3 km) to the north of Barrow-in-Furness (by road via the estuary) and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the west of Millom.

An independent lifeboat station, Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team, has been based in the village since 1973 assisting those in difficulty around the Duddon coastline. [5]

In 2020, the Lakes first Aqua Park opened in Haverigg, situated on the lagoon, it features an inflatable obstacle course plus other attractions. [6]

Governance

Haverigg is in the parliamentary constituency of Copeland, Trudy Harrison is the Member of Parliament. [7]

Before Brexit, its residents were covered by the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Black Combe + Scafell Ward of the Borough of Copeland and the Millom Without Ward of Cumbria County Council.

The village does not have its own Parish Council; instead the Haverigg Ward is governed by Millom Town Council. [8]

Haverigg Prison

The village is home to the Category D Haverigg Prison, [9] a low security prison for males from all over the North of England.

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References

  1. ↑ "Haverigg (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Millom ward population 2011" . Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ A.D.Mills (2003). Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press. p. 232. ISBN   978-0-19-852758-9.
  4. ↑ "Haverigg | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Haverigg Inshore Rescue". Haverigg Inshore Rescue. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cumbria's first ever aqua park set to open in Haverigg".
  7. ↑ "Copeland".
  8. ↑ "Millom Town Council".
  9. ↑ "Haverigg Prison".
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