Cockley Beck Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Cockley Beck Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 49694.jpg
Static Image Caption:Cockley Beck Bridge, looking southwest over the bridge
Coordinates:54.404°N -3.161°W
Official Name:Cockley Beck
Civil Parish:Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite
Shire District:South Lakeland
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Barrow and Furness
Post Town:BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
Postcode District:LA20
Postcode Area:LA
Dial Code:01229
Os Grid Reference:NY246015
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom South Lakeland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Lakeland

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire.

Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cooper. Cumbria Industries. 2010-06-02.