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Bridekirk
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Also known as Bridekirk, Cumbria

Bridekirk is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district in the county of Cumbria, England. It is around north of the Derwent river and about the same distance from the nearest large town of Cockermouth just south of the river. Bridekirk is just outside the Lake District National Park ( by road) and is not far from the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.

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UK place.official_name
Bridekirk
UK place.static_image_name
St Bridget's Church, Bridekirk - geograph.org.uk - 474493.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
St. Bridget's Church, Bridekirk
UK place.population
735
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Penrith and Solway
UK place.civil_parish
Bridekirk
UK place.unitary_england
Cumberland
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cumbria
UK place.post_town
COCKERMOUTH
UK place.postcode_district
CA13
UK place.postcode_area
CA
UK place.dial_code
01900
UK place.os_grid_reference
NY117335
UK place.pushpin_map
United Kingdom Allerdale
UK place.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

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Population
735
Image
St Bridget's Church, Bridekirk - geograph.org.uk - 474493.jpg
Dialing code
01900
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Commons category
Bridekirk
postal code
CA13
OS grid reference
NY117335
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Bridekirk is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district in the county of Cumbria, England. It is around north of the Derwent river and about the same distance from the nearest large town of Cockermouth just south of the river. Bridekirk is just outside the Lake District National Park ( by road) and is not far from the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.

Bridekirk ecclesiastical parish had in 1811 a population of 1552 persons. It has since been altered in area by the formation of separate parishes: Great Broughton, in 1863, which included Ribton Christ Church, Cockermouth, in 1865, was given part of the township of Papcastle Broughton Moor parish in 1898 was formed with Little Broughton In addition to the township of Bridekirk itself, Bridekirk ecclesiastical parish now only contains Papcastle, Dovenby, and Tallentire.

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