Urswick

Urswick
The General Burgoyne public house, Great Urswick
Urswick is located in the former South Lakeland district
Urswick
Urswick
Location in South Lakeland
Urswick is located in Cumbria
Urswick
Urswick
Location within Cumbria
Population1,397 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD267741
Civil parish
  • Urswick
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townULVERSTON
Postcode districtLA12
Dialling code01229
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°09′29″N 3°07′19″W / 54.158°N 3.122°W / 54.158; -3.122

Urswick is a civil parish that includes the villages of Great Urswick and Little Urswick. It is located in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. The villages are situated to the south-west of the town of Ulverston. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 351,[2] decreasing at the 2011 census to 1,397.[1]

Great Urswick is situated along the north and west sides of Urswick Tarn, a small body of water (c. 1100 feet by 600), although the largest such natural body in Low Furness.[citation needed] The tarn is fed from the surrounding hills and feeds Gleaston Beck to the south, the water is said to have a red hue due to the iron content of the surrounding land. Little Urswick, the smaller of the two settlements, stands further south on the lower slopes of a limestone outcrop known as Bolton Heads.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Urswick Parish (E04002658)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Urswick Parish (16UG075)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2021.