| Static Image Name: | Maskel Point - geograph.org.uk - 257672.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240 |
| Static Image Caption: | Maskel Point |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Baycliff |
| Type: | Village |
| Coordinates: | 54.1433°N -3.095°W |
| Civil Parish: | Aldingham |
| Unitary England: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Lieutenancy England: | Cumbria |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Barrow and Furness |
| Post Town: | Ulverston |
| Postcode District: | LA12 |
| Postcode Area: | LA |
| Dial Code: | 01229 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SD2872 |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom South Lakeland#United Kingdom Morecambe Bay |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the former South Lakeland district##Location on Morecambe Bay |
Baycliff is a seaside village in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria in England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies 3miles south of Ulverston, in the civil parish of Aldingham. 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.[1]
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.[2] The iron was shipped to Backbarrow.
The village was the birthplace in about 1619 of the prominent Quaker preachers Alice Curwen (maiden name unknown) and her husband Thomas Curwen.[3]
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.[4]