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Cockley Beck
Cockley Beck Bridge, looking southwest over the bridge
OS grid referenceNY246015
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
Postcode districtLA20
Dialling code01229
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet is part of Lancashire.

Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Cooper". Cumbria Industries. Retrieved 2010-06-02.