29-603: Burneside ( / ˈ b ɜːr n i s aɪ d / ) is a small village in Westmorland and Furness , Cumbria , England. It is located to the north of Kendal and to the south east of Staveley , on the River Kent , just upstream from the confluence of the River Sprint . It has about 3,000 inhabitants. By the time of the 2011, Census Burneside had been transformed into an electoral ward only . The population of this ward
58-612: A ceremonial county named "Cumbria" for the purpose of lieutenancy and shrievalties , being presided over by a Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria and a High Sheriff of Cumbria . Ceremonial counties do not discharge any administrative function. Police services are provided by Cumbria Constabulary and fire services by Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service . These are both overseen by the Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner . The West Coast Main Railway Line runs through
87-463: A mix of private and rented accommodation. The village has one grocery store and one bakery. It has a pub named the Jolly Anglers and a chip shop. The village also has a cricket club with a licensed club house on Hollins Lane as well as a football club situated opposite that uses the cricket club facilities after games. Burneside's only church is St. Oswald's . This Anglican church is mainly
116-447: A narrow tunnel-vaulted passage. The hall became the property of Richard de Bellingham of Northumberland when he married Margaret, the heiress of Gilbert de Burneshead. Their descendants remained living in the hall for the next 200 years or so. Most of the 14th-century tower still survives, together with some of the original enclosing wall of the barmkin , or fortified courtyard. This area would have been used to house and protect cattle in
145-679: A part of the South Lakeland district whose administrative centre is Kendal. Burneside is part of Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency for which Tim Farron is the current member of parliament (as of 2024), a member of the Liberal Democrats . Prior to Brexit in 2020, its residents voted to elect MEP 's for the North West England constituency of the European Parliament . Burneside's economy
174-605: A quarter of the area of (but only 10% of the population of) the historic county of Cumberland . The other part of Cumbria, to the north and west, forms the unitary authority area of Cumberland . The first elections to the new authority took place in May 2022, with the Westmorland and Furness Council acting as a 'shadow authority' until the abolition of the three former districts and Cumbria County Council on 1 April 2023. Elections to Cumbria County Council were due to take place in May 2021; however, they were postponed for one year by
203-471: A statutory consultee on all aspects of the historic environment and its heritage assets. This includes archaeology on land and underwater, historic buildings sites and areas, designated landscapes and the historic elements of the wider landscape. It monitors and reports on the state of England's heritage and publishes the annual Heritage at Risk survey which is one of the UK government's official statistics . It
232-474: Is based upon the paper mill James Cropper plc, founded in 1845 by James Cropper. Originally, most villagers worked in the factory. Until the year 2000 James Cropper (a descendant of the original James Cropper) owned a large proportion of the village; it was then sold to housing agencies. New Routes Adventure Company is run from Burneside, offering climbing and walking in the surrounding area. Burneside has two main estates, Hall Park and Chapel Fields, which have
261-437: Is now used for many local events. Burneside Hall lies just on the outskirts of Burneside. It is a ruined 14th-century pele tower now attached to a farm house and outbuildings. The fortification of the house was licensed in 1341 when the tower and a gatehouse were built. There is a long south wing, and a shorter oblong north wing, which is in fact a pele tower. There are two tunnel-vaulted chambers at ground level, separated by
290-464: Is tasked to secure the preservation and enhancement of the human-made heritage of England for the benefit of future generations. Its remit involves: It is not responsible for approving alterations to listed buildings . The management of listed buildings is the responsibility of local planning authorities and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities . Historic England also owns
319-794: The Cumberland and Westmorland Herald , " The Westmorland Gazette and North West Evening Mail . Historic England Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England ) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport . It is tasked with protecting the historic environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings , scheduling ancient monuments , registering historic parks and gardens , advising central and local government, and promoting
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#1732779961045348-781: The Cartmel Peninsula , it formed an exclave of that county, historically part of the Lonsdale Hundred of Lancashire known as North Lonsdale or Lancashire North of the Sands. In addition to those areas, the district includes part of the historic county of Cumberland in the Penrith area and an area centred on Sedbergh , which was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire . Major settlements and civil parishes: Westmorland and Furness Council has 65 councillors, and
377-744: The English Heritage Trust , the body that remained was rebranded as Historic England. The body also inherited the Historic England Archive from the former English Heritage, and projects linked to the archive such as Britain from Above, which saw the archive work with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland to digitise, catalogue and put online 96,000 of
406-522: The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government due to a consultation on local government reorganisation in the area. In July 2021, the government announced that the current authorities in Cumbria would be abolished and replaced with two unitary authorities, with an east/west split of the county. Opponents of the reorganisation claimed that the proposal was being pursued to benefit
435-532: The first election to the local authority was in May 2022. At that election the Liberal Democrats secured a majority on the incoming council with 36 out of 65 councillors. Labour have 15 councillors, the Conservatives have 11 councillors, the Green Party have 1 councillor and 2 councillors were elected as independents. Westmorland and Furness, together with neighbouring Cumberland , constitute
464-708: The National Heritage Collection of nationally important historic sites, currently in public care. It does not run these sites as this function is instead carried out by the English Heritage Trust under licence until 2023. The Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport appoints members of the Commission, which is the governing board of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England and oversees
493-511: The area. The council area formed on 1 April 2023, on the abolition of Cumbria County Council The council covers the areas formerly served by the districts of Barrow-in-Furness , Eden , and South Lakeland , which also ceased to function. It includes all of the area of the historic county of Westmorland as well as the Furness district of historic Lancashire . It also incorporates a very small part of historic Yorkshire , together with about
522-767: The district include the M6 motorway , the A6 and the A66 . In terms of television, the area is covered by BBC North West and ITV Granada which both broadcast from Salford and BBC North East and Cumbria broadcasting from Newcastle and ITV Border that broadcast from Gateshead . Radio stations for the area are BBC Radio Cumbria , BBC Radio Lancashire can also be received, Heart North West , Smooth Lake District , Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland and community based stations: Eden FM Radio , Lake District Radio and Bay Trust Radio. The district's local newspapers are
551-559: The district, with stations at Penrith and Oxenholme . Services on the line are provided by Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express . The Northern Settle–Carlisle line also runs through, with stations at Armathwaite , Lazonby , Langwathby , Appleby , Kirkby Stephen , Garsdale and Dent . Other lines in the district include the Cumbrian Coast (the line terminate at Barrow-in-Furness ), Furness (to Lancaster ) and Lakes (which runs through Kendal ). Roads through
580-590: The early sixteenth century, with later timbers in the building date from early seventeenth century. Westmorland and Furness Westmorland and Furness is a unitary authority area in Cumbria , England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast , shipbuilding and the port in Barrow-in-Furness , and agriculture in the rural parts of
609-631: The electoral prospects of the Conservative Party . Cumbria County Council, which would be abolished under the plans, sought judicial review to prevent the reorganisation from taking place. The judicial review was refused by the High Court in January 2022. Draft statutory instruments to bring about local government reorganisation in Cumbria were subsequently laid before parliament. The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (2022 No. 331)
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#1732779961045638-464: The event of a raid or an attack. Today, the hall and its grounds are accessed along a narrow driveway from the road below it. Entrance would have been through a gatehouse from the 16th century onwards; that still stands intact but with broken windows. The original heavy oak doors to the gatehouse can still be seen, albeit off their hinges now and leaning against the interior wall. The hall and its attendant buildings are from different dates. The pele tower
667-529: The oldest Aerofilms images. The archive also houses various national collections, including the results of older projects, such as the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and Images of England (providing online access to images of listed buildings in England as of 2002). Historic England inherited English Heritage's position as the UK government's statutory adviser and
696-404: The product of a rebuild in the 1880s, although there was an earlier church on the present site designed by George Webster . The only school in the village is St. Oswald's primary school, which is Church of England . The Bryce Institute is a key feature of the village allowing locals to participate in many social events. The Bryce Institute was built in 1896 and in 1918 was used as a bathhouse; it
725-604: The protection of horses. Attached to the rear of the pele tower is the Great Hall, probably built during the 16th century. This part of the building was built by the Bellinghams, and was enlarged during the 17th century by the Braithwaites. A 2019 dendrochronological analysis report for Historic England dated 39 timbers from the hall, with timber for the hall roof dating as felled from the mid fifteenth century to
754-473: The public's enjoyment of, and advancing their knowledge of, ancient monuments and historic buildings. The body was created by the National Heritage Act 1983 , and operated from April 1984 to April 2015 under the name of English Heritage . In 2015, following the changes to English Heritage's structure that moved the protection of the National Heritage Collection into the voluntary sector in
783-709: Was 1,888. The majority of the population are now recorded as living in Strickland Ketel parish. Burneside railway station is situated on the Windermere Branch Line , with services to Windermere to the north west, Oxenholme on the West Coast Main Line , and Lancaster to the south. Burneside is around 10 miles (16 km) from the M6 motorway . In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , Burneside became
812-462: Was built by the Burnesheads in the 14th century. Its basement is divided into two cellars, connected by a tunnel passing right through the tower. Apparently this is an architecturally unique feature for a pele tower. The walls of the pele tower were originally around 1.2 metres thick. No traces of the embattled parapets survive. There was a special enclosure directly outside the tower, possibly for
841-424: Was made on 17 March 2022, and came into force the following day. The name of the unitary authority derives from the county of Westmorland and the peninsula of Furness . Westmorland was previously an administrative county until it was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and became part of the new county of Cumbria. Furness was part of the administrative county of Lancashire until 1974; together with
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