Bridgefoot is a village in

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...

, historically part of

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, near the

Lake District The Lake District, also known as ''the Lakes'' or ''Lakeland'', is a mountainous region and National parks of the United Kingdom, national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mou ...

National Park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

in England. It is situated at the confluence of the River Marron and Lostrigg Beck, approximately 1 mile south of the River Derwent. To the south it is seamlessly joined with the village of

Little Clifton Little Clifton is a village and civil parish in the district of Cumberland (unitary authority), Cumberland located on the edge of the Lake District in the county of Cumbria, England. In 2001, it had a population of 391 and contained 170 househ ...

Governance

Bridgefoot, is part of the Whitehaven and Workington constituency of the

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. For

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purposes it is in the

unitary authority area A unitary authority is a type of local authority in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Unitary authorities are responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed ...

. Bridgefoot has its own Parish Council; ''Greysouthen Parish Council''.

References

Villages in Cumbria Cumberland (unitary authority) {{Cumbria-geo-stub