Bandrake Head

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Bandrake Head
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Bandrake Head
Location in South Lakeland
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Bandrake Head
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference SD309865
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District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ULVERSTON
Postcode district LA12
Dialling code 01229
Police Cumbria
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Ambulance North West
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Cumbria
54°16′30″N3°03′58″W / 54.275°N 3.066°W / 54.275; -3.066 Coordinates: 54°16′30″N3°03′58″W / 54.275°N 3.066°W / 54.275; -3.066

Bandrake Head is a village in Cumbria, England.

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