Burgh by Sands

Burgh by Sands
Village and parish
St. Michael's Church, Burgh by Sands
Burgh by Sands is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Burgh by Sands
Burgh by Sands
Location in the former City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Burgh by Sands is located in Cumbria
Burgh by Sands
Burgh by Sands
Location within Cumbria
Population1,176 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY326592
Civil parish
  • Burgh by Sands
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA5
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
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Cumbria
54°55′23″N 3°03′00″W / 54.923°N 3.050°W / 54.923; -3.050

Burgh by Sands (/ˈbrʌf/ ) is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England, situated near the Solway Firth. The parish includes the village of Burgh by Sands along with Longburgh, Dykesfield, Boustead Hill, Moorhouse and Thurstonfield. It is notable as the site of the first recorded North African (Mauri) military unit in Roman Britain, garrisoning the frontier fort of Aballava on Hadrian's Wall in the 3rd century AD.[1] It is also where Edward I of England died in 1307.[2]

According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,176.[3] The village is about seven miles (11 km) west of Carlisle city centre. The village has a primary school, a pub and a post office. It also has a statue of Edward I at some distance to the north. Burgh was on the Carlisle Navigation canal from 1823 to 1853,[4] after which it was served by the Port Carlisle railway, which was built on the bed of the canal, until its closure in 1932. From 1856 to 1964, railway trains operating on the Carlisle to Silloth line once again stopped at Burgh-by-Sands station.[5]

  1. ^ The Roman Inscriptions of Britain I Inscriptions on Stone, Oxford University Press 1965. p. 626. (RIB 2042)
  2. ^ Michael Prestwich, Edward I Yale University Press New Haven 1997 (updated edition). pp. 556–557. ISBN 0-300-07209-0
  3. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  4. ^ David Ramshaw The Carlisle Navigation Canal P3 publications 1997 ISBN 0-9522098-5-3
  5. ^ "Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway - History". Retrieved 14 April 2017.