Urswick

Also known as Urswick, Cumbria

Urswick is a civil parish that includes the villages of Great Urswick and Little Urswick. It is located in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. The villages are situated to the south-west of the town of Ulverston. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 351, decreasing at the 2011 census to 1,397.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: General Burgoyne Inn, Great Urswick - geograph.org.uk - 865587.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The General Burgoyne public house, Great Urswick
UK place.official_name: Urswick
UK place.population: 1,397
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.civil_parish: Urswick
UK place.unitary_england: Westmorland and Furness
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cumbria
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Barrow and Furness
UK place.post_town: ULVERSTON
UK place.postcode_district: LA12
UK place.postcode_area: LA
UK place.dial_code: 01229
UK place.os_grid_reference: SD267741
UK place.pushpin_map: United Kingdom South Lakeland
UK place.pushpin_map_caption: Location in South Lakeland

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1397
Image: General Burgoyne Inn, Great Urswick - geograph.org.uk - 865587.jpg
Dialing code: 01229

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Commons category: Urswick
postal code: LA12
OS grid reference: SD267741

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Great Urswick is situated along the north and west sides of Urswick Tarn, a small body of water (c. 1100 feet by 600), although the largest such natural body in Low Furness. The tarn is fed from the surrounding hills and feeds Gleaston Beck to the south, the water is said to have a red hue due to the iron content of the surrounding land. Little Urswick, the smaller of the two settlements, stands further south on the lower slopes of a limestone outcrop known as Bolton Heads.