Baycliff is a seaside village in the
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal ...
unitary authority area of
Cumbria
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in England.
Historically
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in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, it lies south of
Ulverston
Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it lies a few miles south of the Lake District Lake District National Park, National Park and j ...
, in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Aldingham
Aldingham is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority of Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is situated on the east coast of the Furness p ...
. At the centre is a village green, and many of its buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The two public houses, the ''Farmer's Arms'' and the ''Fisherman's Arms'', stand close to the green.
History
In the past Baycliff, earlier spelt ''Baycliffe'', was a fishing and farming community. The industries of iron mining and local white stone quarrying provided employment for the men of the village. The iron was shipped to
Backbarrow
Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.
History
Backbarrow probably grew during the Elizabethan p ...
.
The village was the birthplace in about 1619 of the prominent Quaker preachers
Alice Curwen
Alice Curwen (c. 1619–1679) was an English Quaker missionary, who wrote an autobiography published along with correspondence as part of ''A Relation of the Labour, Travail and Suffering of that Faithful Servant of the Lord, Alice Curwen'' (168 ...
(maiden name unknown) and her husband Thomas Curwen.
Limestone
Baycliff limestone is still produced; the quarry beds produce two distinct stones. ''Lord'' is oatmeal coloured with dark cream markings; ''Caulfield'' is a buff stone with light coffee mottling. Both are versatile materials, used to create distinctive, durable floors and paving schemes, and in landscaping designs.
Burlington Stone
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See also
* Listed buildings in Aldingham
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Aldingham
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Aldingham
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