Waverbridge

Waverbridge
Waverbridge
	The sandstone bridge over the River Waver at Waverbridge.
	Waverbridge Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Waverbridge Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY223490
Civil parish	Dundraw;
District	Allerdale;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°49′48″N 3°12′32″W / 54.830°N 3.209°W

Waverbridge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dundraw, right on the boundary with the civil parish of Waverton^[1] in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is located approximately two-and-three-quarter miles north-west of Wigton, three-and-three-quarter miles south-east of Abbeytown, and seven-and-a-half miles north-east of Aspatria. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is situated fourteen-and-a-quarter miles to the north-east. The B5302 road runs through the settlement, between Silloth-on-Solway in the west and Wigton in the east.^[2]

The hamlet is named for its bridge over the River Waver. Historically there was a mill in Waverbridge, as well as a school, both are now used for residential purposes.

References

^ "Cumbria Observatory - Waverbridge (with parish boundaries enabled)". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ "Google Maps - Waverbridge". Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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[1] "Cumbria Observatory - Waverbridge (with parish boundaries enabled)". Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[2] "Google Maps - Waverbridge". Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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