Haverigg

Haverigg

The Harbour Hotel, Haverigg
Haverigg
Haverigg shown within Cumbria
Population 1,841 (2011.Ward)
OS grid reference SD160787
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Millom
Postcode district LA18
Dialling code 01229
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Haverigg is a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. It is a ward within the civil parish of Millom,[1] and is within the local government district of Copeland. In 2001 it had a population of 1,791 in 548 households,[2] increasing in 2011 to a population of 1,849 in 549 Households.[3] The name Haverigg derives from the Old Norse and can be translated as ‘the hill where oats are grown'.

Haverigg is at the mouth of the Duddon Estuary, a protected area important for birds and other wildlife. Haverigg has an extensive, quiet Blue Flag beach. There is also access to a seawall with a lighthouse which protects Hodbarrow Lagoon, part of Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve.

The village is also home to Haverigg Prison, a low security prison for males from all over the North of England.

An independent lifeboat station, Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team, has been based in the village since 1973 assisting those in difficulty around the Duddon coastline.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Millom CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Haverigg (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Millom ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Haverigg Inshore Rescue". Haverigg Inshore Rescue. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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