Beckermet
Sign in to saveBeckermet is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, between Egremont and Seascale. The parish had a population of 1,619 in the 2011 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Beckermet
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 704
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Beckermet
- UK place.static_image
- Church of St John, Beckermet - geograph.org.uk - 1270306.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St John's church in the village centre
- UK place.population
- 1,619
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Beckermet
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Whitehaven and Workington
- UK place.post_town
- BECKERMET
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cumberland
- Population
- +1619
- Image
- St Bridget's Church, Calderbridge.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- The two parishes
- Governance
- Transport
- Churches
- Castle sites
- Landmarks
- See also
- References
- External links
Beckermet is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, between Egremont and Seascale. The parish had a population of 1,619 in the 2011 census.
Historically in Cumberland, it is served by Braystones railway station and is less than a mile west of the A595 road. It is around 2 miles (3 km) from the Sellafield nuclear plant which may be seen from the higher parts of the village.