18-443: Marshside is the name of the following places: Marshside, Cumbria , England Marshside, Kent , England Marshside, Merseyside , England Marsh Side , Norfolk , England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-666: A Church of Christ meeting house at Wall End. The village has two pubs , "The Commercial" at Four Lane Ends and "The Ship Inn", which reputedly dates from 1691, near the railway station. The cricket club, football club, bowls club and tennis club are all based at the recreation ground in Beck Side. The Kirkby in Furness Cricket Club play league fixtures on a Saturday in the Cumbria Cricket League Division 1 and also midweek fixtures on
54-781: A Wednesday night in the Furness Cricket League. Kirkby United Football Club play in the Furness Premier League; Kirkby-in-Furness Bowls club play a number of competitive matches throughout the summer months and Kirkby Tennis Club compete in the Duddon Tennis League. Numerous footpaths either originate in, or pass through, the village including the Cumbria Coastal Way from Silverdale in Lancashire to Gretna just over
72-583: A half hours after the inbound service arrives. Kirkby-in-Furness station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line , with the rail service being provided by Northern . There are regular services southbound to Barrow-in-Furness , a few services continuing further along the Furness Line e.g. to Lancaster , while most northbound services go to Carlisle , a few services not continuing the whole way e.g. to Millom . Kirkby Moor Kirkby Moor
90-639: A result, the intake for the local primary school has fallen dramatically in the last few years, and continues to fall. The village has a primary school - Burlington Church of England Primary School - and older children attend Victoria High School at Ulverston or Dowdales School in Dalton-in-Furness with a few attending John Ruskin School in Coniston . There is a community centre in Beck Side - refurbished in 2019/20 - with changing rooms for
108-473: A right of access. There are also numerous tracks built across the fell in association with the wind turbines; although notices request walkers to stick to the public rights of way, in practice there is no issue with using the newer tracks, and from 28 May 2005 the land is access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 . The wide range of paths allows for many start points and routes to explore
126-402: A work force for the slate and agrarian work. The nearby Kirkby Moor rises to 333 metres (1,093 ft) above sea level which features a 12 turbine wind farm. The village has an increasingly aged population due to the rise in house prices and lack of homes suitable for first time buyers. This has led to young families leaving Kirkby, buying cheaper houses in surrounding towns and villages. As
144-580: Is a poorly defined moorland area in southern Cumbria , England , named after the village of Kirkby-in-Furness , but stretching both sides of the A5092 road , and thus spanning the border of the Lake District National Park . The highest area, to the south of the road, and therefore outside the national park, is named Lowick High Common on Ordnance Survey maps, but "Kirkby Moor" is more commonly but incorrectly used. Lowick High common
162-598: Is a village that is the major part of the parish of Kirkby Ireleth in the Furness district of Cumbria , England. Historically part of Lancashire , it is close to the Lake District National Park . It is about 3 miles (5 km) south of Broughton in Furness , 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Ulverston and 9 miles (14 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness . It is one of the largest villages on
180-482: Is the first UK SOTA summit to be activated 100 times. The highest point of Lowick High Common and of Kirkby Moor is 333 m above sea level. The major man-made features are a slate quarry operated by Burlington Slate Ltd and a wind farm consisting of 12 400 kW turbines which is operated by RWE Innogy. The fell is crossed by several public footpaths , as well as the Kirkby Slate Road, which has
198-485: The adjacent recreation ground which has a cricket pitch , a football pitch , a crown bowling green , two hard tennis courts and a children's playground . There is also the old village hall , the Beck Side Rooms, in the old, converted, school buildings. A small shop with limited opening hours is available at Longlands Holiday Park, a private static caravan park, near Chapels and a post office comes to
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#1732790822791216-804: The border in Scotland. This path is now part of the England Coast Path . The village has a number of active societies, covering a range of interests. These include the History of Kirkby Group, that has numerous publications to its name, the Kirkby Floral and Horticultural Society and the Kirkby Photographic Club. Kirkby is situated on the A595 giving direct access to Askam , Dalton-in-Furness and Barrow-in-Furness to
234-546: The community centre every Thursday morning, and there is a service station , centrally located in Kirkby at Four Lane Ends and a cafe that is open three days a week - Sunday to Tuesday only - opposite the railway station . There is also a surgery on the road between Four Lane Ends and the railway station. It has three places of worship: the parish church , St Cuthbert's in Beck Side; a methodist church in Marshside and
252-531: The construction of its Cumbrian Coast Line , and was the name they gave to the station which serves these hamlets. The name Kirkby is much older. The parish of Kirkby Ireleth , a name of Norse origin, is listed in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun which was held by Tostig Godwinson , Earl of Northumbria . Much of the housing and infrastructure in Kirkby arose due to
270-628: The growth and development of the Burlington Slate Quarries , which are owned by the Cavendish family of Holker Hall and Chatsworth House in Derbyshire . Houses at Marshside and Incline Foot were originally built for quarry workers, and the railway linked up to the quarries via a rope-worked Narrow-gauge railway , known as The Long Incline. Present-day Kirkby-in-Furness is now primarily a commuter village but still provides
288-448: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marshside&oldid=932983080 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Marshside, Cumbria Kirkby-in-Furness , generally referred to simply as Kirkby locally,
306-649: The peninsula's north-western coast, looking out over the Duddon estuary. To its east is the SSSI of Kirkby Moor and to its west is the SSSI of Duddon Estuary . The 2021 census showed Kirkby to have a population of 580. Kirkby is a collection of six different hamlets, namely: Soutergate , Wall End , Beck Side , Sand Side , Marshside and Chapels . The name Kirkby was used by the Furness Railway company during
324-536: The south and villages and towns on the Cumbria Coast to Whitehaven and beyond. There is a limited bus service for Kirkby, the Blueworks X7 service, running on Wednesdays and Fridays only with the morning bus originating at Coniston and the afternoon bus returning to the same location. This allows a brief return journey to Ireleth, Askam and Barrow, the return service leaving Barrow a little over two and
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