Sandside, Beetham

Sandside is a hamlet near Storth in Beetham parish, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England.[1] Historically in Westmorland, it lies on the south shore of the estuary of the River Kent, between Arnside and Milnthorpe. There is one pub, The Ship, which is believed to date from 1671,[2] one restaurant, The Kingfisher, under current ownership since 1999,[3] and several commercial businesses.

Sandside

The Ship Inn public house, photographed in 2008
Sandside
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD479810
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMILNTHORPE
Postcode districtLA7
Dialling code015395
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Sandside lies within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A "Geotrail" leaflet has been published to guide visitors around the geology of the area.[4] Sandside quarry has operated since at least 1901,[5] and is now operated by Lafarge Tarmac, producing aggregate and asphalt.[6]

Sandside railway station, on the Hincaster Branch of the Furness Railway, was built in 1876 by Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The line closed to passengers in 1942 and the station has been demolished.

Until the building of the Arnside viaduct in 1857, Milnthorpe (upstream of Sandside) was a substantial port, handling cargoes including coal and guano. Its customs house was at Sandside, still existing as Crown Cottage with a datestone of 1728. Builders' merchants and other commercial operations occupy sites along the riverside which were previously used by the merchants of the port.[7]

References
  1. "Welcome". Beetham Parish Council. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. "Ship Inn at Sandside is sold". Westmorland Gazette. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. "About the Kingfisher". The Kingfisher. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. "Storth Geotrail". Arnside and Silverdale AONB. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. "Sandside Quarry". Industrial History of Cumbria. 19 April 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. "Location finder (use postcode LA7 7HW)". Lafarge Tarmac. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. Bingham, Roger (20 August 2010). "Milnthorpe once had a 'thriving port'". Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 2 November 2014.


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