Sandwith, Cumbria
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  Sandwith Location within Cumbria | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Sandwith is a settlement and former civil parish about 7 miles from Workington, now in the parish of Whitehaven, in the Copeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Sandwith was also a ward, in 2011 the ward had a population of 2463.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 332.[2]
History
The name "Sandwith" means 'Sandy ford'.[3] Sandwith was formerly a township in the parish of St Bees,[4] from 1866 Sandwith was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1934 when it was abolished and merged with Rottington and Whitehaven parishes.[5]
References
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sandwith Ward (as of 2011) (E05003203)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Population statistics Sandwith Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Sandwith Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "History of Sandwith, in Copeland and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Sandwith Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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