Bardsea
Bardsea is a village in the Low Furness area of Cumbria, England. It is two miles to the south-east of Ulverston on the northern coast of Morecambe Bay. It is in the historic county of Lancashire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Bardsea, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Holy Trinity and Birkrigg stone circle.
Birkrigg stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Birkrigg stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle on Birkrigg Common, two miles south of Ulverston in the English county of Cumbria. It dates to between 1700 and 1400 BC.
Chapel Island
Islet
Photo: Anthony Sinton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapel Island is a limestone outcrop that lies in the Leven estuary of Morecambe Bay in England, less than one mile from the shoreline at Bardsea in the area known as Ulverston Sands. Chapel Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bardsea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baycliff and Canal Foot.
Baycliff
Village
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baycliff is a seaside village in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria in England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies 3 miles south of Ulverston, in the civil parish of Aldingham. Baycliff is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bardsea.
Canal Foot
Hamlet
Photo: Dave&Lynne Slater, CC BY 2.0.
Canal Foot is an industrial village in Cumbria, England, on the Leven estuary. It is located 1.7 miles by road to the east of the centre of Ulverston. Its name comes from its location being where the Ulverston Canal meets the Estuary. Canal Foot is situated 2 miles north of Bardsea.
Scales
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scales is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The town of Ulverston is around 3.5 miles south of the village. The name Scales comes from the Old Norse skali, with an Old English plural *Scalas, meaning huts. Scales is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bardsea.
Bardsea
- Category: locality
- Location: Urswick, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.16191° or 54° 9′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.0734° or 3° 4′ 24″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB BDZOpen location code
9C6R5W6G+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 29672426OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2656356Wikidata ID
Q4860220
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Bardsea” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bardsea”
- French: “Bardsea”
- Irish: “Bardsea”
- Polish: “Bardsea”
- Swedish: “Bardsea”
- Welsh: “Bardsea”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Priory Park and Birkrigg Common.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Malt Kiln Village Hall and Holy Trinity.
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