Waverbridge

Waverbridge

The sandstone bridge over the River Waver at Waverbridge.
Waverbridge
Waverbridge shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY223490
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIGTON
Postcode district CA7
Dialling code 016973
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Waverbridge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dundraw, right on the boundary with the civil parish of Waverton[1] in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is located approximately two-and-three-quarter miles north-west of Wigton, three-and-three-quarter miles south-east of Abbeytown, and seven-and-a-half miles north-east of Aspatria. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is situated fourteen-and-a-quarter miles to the north-east. The B5302 road runs through the settlement, between Silloth-on-Solway in the west and Wigton in the east.[2]

The hamlet is named for its bridge over the River Waver. Historically there was a mill in Waverbridge,[3] which in 2010 was converted into a care home for children.[4] The conversion proved controversial both with residents of the village and with Dundraw parish council, citing concerns about anti-social behaviour and that a small village was not well-suited to housing teenagers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cumbria Observatory - Waverbridge (with parish boundaries enabled)". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Google Maps - Waverbridge". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Waverbridge Mill". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Allerdale BC - Planning application for Waverbridge Mill". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cumberland News - Children's care home near Wigton given go-ahead". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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