Burneside
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Burneside is a small village located in Cumbria in the UK
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| Population | 2971(2001) |
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| District | South Lakeland |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kendal |
| Postcode district | LA9 |
| Dial code | 01539 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
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[edit] Geography
Burneside is located in Northwest England to the north of Kendal and to the South of Stavely. It has around 2000 inhabitants.
Burneside railway station is situated on the Windermere Branch Line and gives connections to Windermere railway station to the north, and Oxenholme Lake District railway station (on the West Coast Main Line) and Lancaster railway station to the south. Burneside is around 10 miles (14 km) from the M6 motorway.
The village forms the point at which the Mint and Sprint rivers meet, forming the river Kent
[edit] Politics
In 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 Burneside became a part of the South Lakeland district whose administrative centre is Kendal.
Burneside is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliament constituency of which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.
[edit] Economy
Burnesides economy is based upon the paper mill Croppers, founded in 1845 by James Cropper. Originally, most villagers worked in the factory and up until 2000, James Cropper (a descendant of the original James Cropper) owned a large proportion of the village up until it was sold to housing agencies.
[edit] Current Village
Burneside has two main estates, Hall Park and Chappel Fields, which have a mix of private and rented accommodation.
The village has one grocery store, one bakery and a paper shop which is part of the Croppers paper mill.
Burneside's only church is called St. Oswalds of which the only school in the village (St. Oswalds school) is affiliated to. The church represents the Church of England and has been on its present site since 1647.
