Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth

Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth is a civil parish in the Allerdale district [1] of Cumbria, England, historically part of Cumberland, on the edge of the Lake District.

Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth

The site of Caer Mote Roman Fort
Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY210348
Civil parish
  • Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOCKERMOUTH
Postcode districtCA13
Dialling code017687
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 40 [2] who live in 1,534 acres (621 ha).[3] At the 2011 Census it was measured that the population was still less than 100.

According to Bulmer's History & Directory Of Cumberland (1901); "Snittlegarth ... is supposed to have been formerly a village of considerable magnitude. The word "Snittlegarth" is thought to signify an enclosure".[4]

Governance

Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth is part of the parliamentary constituency of Workington. In the 2019 United Kingdom general election, the Tory candidate for Workington, Mark Jenkinson, was elected MP, overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from the 2017 election to eject former Shadow Environment Secretary Sue Hayman by a margin of 4,136 votes.[5] Until the December 2019 general election, the Labour Party had won the seat in every general election since 1979.The Conservative Party had only been elected once in Workington since World War 2, at the 1976 by-election.[6]

Before Brexit for the European Parliament residents in Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth vote to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Boltons Ward of Allerdale Borough Council and the Bothel + Wharrels Division of Cumbria County Council.

Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth has its own Parish Council; Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth Parish Council.

See also

References
  1. Allerdale DC - parish contacts
  2. The Cumbria Directory
  3. 1901 description
  4. Text from Bulmer (1901)
  5. "Workington parliamentary constituency – Election 2019".
  6. "A vision of Britain website – general elections section". Retrieved 27 April 2012.


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