Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:The site of Caer Mote Roman Fort - geograph.org.uk - 1027725.jpg
Static Image Caption:The site of Caer Mote Roman Fort
Coordinates:54.702°N -3.226°W
Official Name:Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth
Civil Parish:Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth
Unitary England:Cumberland
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Workington
Post Town:COCKERMOUTH
Postcode District:CA13
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:017687
Os Grid Reference:NY210348
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Allerdale

Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth is a civil parish in Cumbria, England, historically part of Cumberland. It lies north of Bassenthwaite Lake, in the Lake District and near its northern edge.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 40 [1] who live in 1534acres.[2] At the 2011 Census it was measured that the population was still less than 100.

According to Bulmer's History & Directory Of Cumberland (1901); "Snittlegarth ... is supposed to have been formerly a village of considerable magnitude. The word "Snittlegarth" is thought to signify an enclosure".[3]

Governance

Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth is part of the parliamentary constituency of Workington. In the 2019 United Kingdom general election, the Tory candidate for Workington, Mark Jenkinson, was elected MP, overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from the 2017 election to eject former Shadow Environment Secretary Sue Hayman by a margin of 4,136 votes.[4] Until the December 2019 general election, the Labour Party had won the seat in every general election since 1979.The Conservative Party had only been elected once in Workington since World War II, at the 1976 by-election.[5]

Before Brexit, for the European Parliament residents in Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland Unitary Authority area.

There is no parish council, only an annual parish meeting.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=bewaldeth The Cumbria Directory
  2. http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/1901/bewaldeth1901_f.html 1901 description
  3. http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/1901/bewaldeth1901_f.html Text from Bulmer (1901)
  4. News: Workington parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 .
  5. Web site: A vision of Britain website – general elections section . 27 April 2012.
  6. Web site: Resources . Cumbria County Council . 2022-03-20 . Parish council - Bewaldeth & Snittlegarth Parish Meeting . 2022-03-20 . councilportal.cumbria.gov.uk.