Sandwith, Cumbria

Sandwith is a settlement and former civil parish about 7 miles from Workington and near St Bees, now in the parish of Whitehaven, in the Copeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. 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]

Sandwith
Sandwith is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Sandwith
Sandwith
Location in Copeland Borough
Sandwith is located in Cumbria
Sandwith
Sandwith
Location within Cumbria
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

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]

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.


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