Bridgefoot

Bridgefoot is a village in Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, near the Lake District National Park in England.[1][2] It is situated at the confluence of the River Marron and Lostrigg Beck, approximately 1 mile south of the River Derwent. To the south it is seamlessly joined with the village of Little Clifton.

This article is about the village in Cumbria, England. For the village in Angus, Scotland, see Bridgefoot, Angus.

Bridgefoot
The Dukes Head public house, Bridgefoot, now known as the Duke of Cumberland
Bridgefoot Location within Cumbria
Population	<500
OS grid reference	NY0529
Civil parish	Greysouthen Little Clifton
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Workington
Postcode district	CA14
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Copeland

Governance

Bridgefoot, is part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament is Sue Hayman, a member of the Labour Party.[3] The Labour Party has won the seat in every general election since 1979; the Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since the Second World War: in the 1976 Workington by-election.[4]

For the European Parliament residents in Bridgefoot vote to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Dalton Ward of Allerdale Borough Council and the Cockermouth South Division of Cumbria County Council.

Bridgefoot has its own Parish Council; Greysouthen Parish Council.[5]

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 89 West Cumbria (Cockermouth & Wast Water) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319232057.
2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
3. "Allerdale Borough Council website". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
4. "A vision of Britain website – general elections section". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
5. "Greysouthen Parish Council".