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This article is about the village in Cumbria, England. For the village in Angus, Scotland, see Bridgefoot, Angus.

Human settlement in England

Bridgefoot
The Dukes Head public house, Bridgefoot, now known as the Duke of Cumberland
BridgefootLocation within Cumbria
Population	<500
OS grid reference	NY0529
Civil parish	Greysouthen Little Clifton
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Workington
Postcode district	CA14
Dialling code	01900

Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Copeland
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°38′53″N 3°27′54″W / 54.648°N 3.465°W / 54.648; -3.465

Bridgefoot is a village in Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, near the Lake District National Park in England. It is situated at the confluence of the River Marron and Lostrigg Beck, approximately 1 mile south of the River Derwent. To the south it is seamlessly joined with the village of Little Clifton.

Governance

Bridgefoot, is part of the Workington constituency of the UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament is Mark Jenkinson, a member of the Conservative Party. The Labour Party has won the seat in every general election since 1979; the Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since the Second World War: in the 1976 Workington by-election.

For the European Parliament residents in Bridgefoot voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency before Brexit in 2020.

Bridgefoot has its own Parish Council; Greysouthen Parish Council.

Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 89 West Cumbria (Cockermouth & Wast Water) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319232057.
"Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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"A vision of Britain website – general elections section". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
"Greysouthen Parish Council".

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