Sandwith, Cumbria

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54°31′08″N3°36′00″W / 54.519°N 3.600°W / 54.519; -3.600

Sandwith is a settlement and former civil parish in Cumbria, England, about 7 miles from Workington and near St Bees. It lies in the parish of Whitehaven, in Cumberland unitary authority area. Sandwith was also a ward; in 2011 the ward had a population of 2463. [1] In 1931, the parish had a population of 332. [2]

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History

The name "Sandwith" means 'Sandy ford'. [3] Sandwith was formerly a township in the parish of St Bees, [4] from 1866 Sandwith was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1934 when it was abolished and merged with Rottington and Whitehaven parishes. [5]

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References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sandwith Ward (as of 2011) (E05003203)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. "Population statistics Sandwith Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Sandwith Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. "History of Sandwith, in Copeland and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. "Relationships and changes Sandwith Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 October 2020.