Kirksanton

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Kirksanton
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King William IV Free House, Kirksanton
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Kirksanton
Location in Copeland Borough
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Kirksanton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference SD139807
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Unitary authority
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MILLOM
Postcode district LA18
Dialling code 01229
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54°12′54″N3°19′12″W / 54.215°N 3.320°W / 54.215; -3.320

Kirksanton is a village on the A5093 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom, and the villages of Silecroft and Whicham.

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In April 2009, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband included Kirksanton in a list of eleven potential new nuclear power plants. [1] The site was ruled out by the new Government's Energy Secretary Chris Huhne in October 2010 when the list of potential sites was reduced to eight, Braystones the only other potential new nuclear site at the time, was subsequently rejected also. [2]

The village is located just outside the Lake District National Park.

Governance

Kirksanton is within the Barrow and Furness UK parliamentary constituency.

Kirksanton does not have its own parish council; instead it's part of Whicham Parish Council. [3]

References

  1. Black, Richard (15 April 2009). "New nuclear site options unveiled". BBC News . Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  2. "Nuclear power: Eight sites identified for future plants". BBC News . 18 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  3. "Whicham Parish Council".