Sandwith
Sandwith is a village in the Copeland district of Cumbria, located about 2 miles south of Whitehaven and 1.5 miles east of St Bees Head on the Coast.
SANDWITH, a township, in the parish of St. Bees, union of Whitehaven, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 2¼ miles (S. by W.) from Whitehaven; containing 316 inhabitants. It extends to St. Bees' Head, where is a lighthouse. Upon the adjacent cliffs grows an abundance of samphire. The tithes of the township have been commuted for a yearly rent-charge of £260.
Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.
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Sandwith
- "Township in St Bees parish, Allerdale above Derwent ward, Cumberland. CP abolished 1934 and divided between Whitehaven MB and Rottington CP.
Acreage:
1,400 acres [567 ha].
Population:
rose from 180 …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.cumbriacountyhist…
Sandwith
- "Township in St Bees parish, Allerdale above Derwent ward, Cumberland. CP abolished 1934 and divided between Whitehaven MB and Rottington CP.
Acreage:
1,400 acres [567 ha].
Population:
rose from 180 …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
