Beetham
Encyclopedia
Beetham is a village
and civil parish in Cumbria
, England
, situated on the border with Lancashire
. It is part of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
,
flows past the village where after it washes out into the Kent Estuary near to Sandside.
Half a mile to the south-east, Beetham Hall is a 14th century fortified manor house, now largely ruined, adjoining later buildings.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, situated on the border with Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. It is part of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Demography
The parish had a population of 1,724 recorded in the 2001 censusUnited Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
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Community
Points of interest include:- The Church of St Michael and All AngelsSt Michael's Church, BeethamSt Michael's Church, Beetham, stands in the village of Beetham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmoreland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle...
, parts of which date from the 12th century. - The Heron Corn Mill, a working watermillWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
and active arts and education center. - The Fairy Steps, a natural staircase in a limestoneLimestoneLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
crag. - A small shrine to Saint LiobaLeobaLeoba was an Anglo-Saxon nun who was part of Boniface's mission to the Germans, and a saint.- Early life :...
(or Leoba), built into a stone wall in the nearby hamlet of Slackhead.
Geography
The River BelaRiver Bela
The River Bela is a short river in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the ancient county of Westmorland.The river is formed by the confluence of Peasey Beck and Stainton Beck at Overthwaite...
flows past the village where after it washes out into the Kent Estuary near to Sandside.
Half a mile to the south-east, Beetham Hall is a 14th century fortified manor house, now largely ruined, adjoining later buildings.