Waverbridge

Waverbridge

The sandstone bridge over the River Waver at Waverbridge.
Waverbridge
 Waverbridge shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY223490
Civil parishDundraw
DistrictAllerdale
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WIGTON
Postcode district CA7
Dialling code 016973
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWorkington
List of places
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Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°49′48″N 3°12′32″W / 54.830°N 3.209°W / 54.830; -3.209

Waverbridge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dundraw, right on the boundary with the civil parish of Waverton[1] in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is located approximately two-and-three-quarter miles north-west of Wigton, three-and-three-quarter miles south-east of Abbeytown, and seven-and-a-half miles north-east of Aspatria. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is situated fourteen-and-a-quarter miles to the north-east. The B5302 road runs through the settlement, between Silloth-on-Solway in the west and Wigton in the east.[2]

The hamlet is named for its bridge over the River Waver. Historically there was a mill in Waverbridge,[3] which in 2010 was converted into a care home for children.[4] The conversion proved controversial both with residents of the village and with Dundraw parish council, citing concerns about anti-social behaviour and that a small village was not well-suited to housing teenagers.[5]

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