| Sandside | |
|---|---|
 The Ship Inn public house, photographed in 2008 | |
  Sandside Location in South Lakeland  Sandside Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | SD479810 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILNTHORPE |
| Postcode district | LA7 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Sandside is a hamlet near Storth in Beetham parish, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England.[1] Historically in Westmorland, it lies on the south shore of the estuary of the River Kent, between Arnside and Milnthorpe. There is one pub, The Ship Inn, (closed December 2020) which is believed to date from 1671,[2] one restaurant, The Kingfisher, which closed in September 2021 [3] and several commercial businesses.
Sandside lies within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A "Geotrail" leaflet has been published to guide visitors around the geology of the area.[4] Sandside quarry has operated since at least 1901,[5] and is now operated by Lafarge Tarmac, producing aggregate and asphalt.[6]
Sandside railway station, on the Hincaster Branch of the Furness Railway, was built in 1876 by Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The line closed to passengers in 1942 and the station has been demolished.
Until the building of the Arnside viaduct in 1857, Milnthorpe (upstream of Sandside) was a substantial port, handling cargoes including coal and guano. Its customs house was at Sandside, still existing as Crown Cottage with a datestone of 1728. Builders' merchants and other commercial operations occupy sites along the riverside which were previously used by the merchants of the port.[7]
- ^ "Welcome". Beetham Parish Council. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Ship Inn at Sandside is sold". Westmorland Gazette. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "About the Kingfisher". The Kingfisher. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Storth Geotrail". Arnside and Silverdale AONB. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Sandside Quarry". Industrial History of Cumbria. 19 April 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Location finder (use postcode LA7 7HW)". Lafarge Tarmac. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Bingham, Roger (20 August 2010). "Milnthorpe once had a 'thriving port'". Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 2 November 2014.