Official Name: | Sandwith |
Type: | Village |
Civil Parish: | Whitehaven |
Country: | England |
Region: | North West England |
Coordinates: | 54.519°N -3.6°W |
Os Grid Reference: | NX965149 |
Unitary England: | Cumberland |
Lieutenancy England: | Cumbria |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Static Image: | Sandwith - geograph.org.uk - 269157.jpg |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Copeland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the former Copeland Borough |
Sandwith is a settlement and former civil parish in Cumbria, England, about 7 miles from Workington and near St Bees. It lies in the parish of Whitehaven, in Cumberland unitary authority area. Sandwith was also a ward; in 2011 the ward had a population of 2463. In 1931, the parish had a population of 332.[1]
The name "Sandwith" means 'Sandy ford'.[2] Sandwith was formerly a township in the parish of St Bees,[3] from 1866 Sandwith was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1934 when it was abolished and merged with Rottington and Whitehaven parishes.[4]