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| country = England | ||
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| official_name = Grange-over-Sands | ||
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| population = 4,279 | ||
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| population_ref = ''(2021)''<ref name=census2021/> | ||
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| civil_parish = Grange-over-Sands<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grange-over-Sands Town Council Website |url=https://www.grangeoversandstowncouncil.gov.uk/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=Grange-over-Sands Town Council}}</ref> | ||
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| postcode_district = LA11 | ||
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| dial_code = 015395 | ||
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| '''Grange-over-Sands'''<ref>{{Cite news |title=lets move to Grange Over Sands + Cartmel | |
'''Grange-over-Sands'''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dyckhoff |first=Tom |date=28 September 2018 |title=lets move to Grange Over Sands + Cartmel |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/sep/28/lets-move-to-grange-over-sands-cartmel}}</ref> is a ] and ] on the north side of ] in ], England, a few miles south of the ] ]. In the ] the parish had a population of 4,114,<ref name="census2011">{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002607|title=Grange-over-Sands Parish|access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref> increasing at the ] to 4,279.<ref name="census2021">{{Cite web |title=Grange-over-Sands 2021 Population |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/northwestengland/admin/south_lakeland/E04002607__grange_over_sands/|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=City Population}}</ref> | ||
| Within the boundaries of the ] of ], the town became administered as an ] in 1894. Though the town remains part of the ], since 2023 it has been administered as part of the ] area. | |||
| Travelling by road, Grange-over-Sands is {{convert|13.1|mi|km}} to the south of ], {{convert|14.9|mi|km}} to the east of ], {{convert|25|mi|km}} to the east of ] and {{convert|28.1|mi|km}} to the |
Travelling by road, Grange-over-Sands is {{convert|13.1|mi|km}} to the south of ], {{convert|14.9|mi|km}} to the east of ], {{convert|25|mi|km}} to the east of ] and {{convert|28.1|mi|km}} to the north of ]. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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| The ] used to flow past the town's mile-long ] but its course migrated south, away from Grange. The sands or ] with dangerous ]s became a grass meadow now grazed by small flocks of ]. Following sustained easterly winds in the early part of 2007, the river began to switch its course back across the bay. | The ] used to flow past the town's mile-long ] but its course migrated south, away from Grange. The sands or ] with dangerous ]s became a grass meadow now grazed by small flocks of ]. Following sustained easterly winds in the early part of 2007, the river began to switch its course back across the bay. | ||
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==Amenities== | ||
| ===Sanatorium=== | |||
| The clean, sea air and local spring water were believed to be of benefit to ] sufferers, and in 1891 one of the first ]s in the country was established at ].<ref>, retrieved 9 July 2010</ref> | The clean, sea air and local spring water were believed to be of benefit to ] sufferers, and in 1891 one of the first ]s in the country was established at ].<ref>, retrieved 9 July 2010</ref> | ||
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===Swimming pool=== | ||
| In 2003 a new public swimming pool, the "Berners Pool", was opened. The pool, which cost £3.5 million, was designed by architects ] and won a ] Design Award in 2004.<ref> Retrieved 18 September 2009</ref> However it suffered from high running costs and structural problems and was closed in 2006 when the Community Trust which ran it became insolvent.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Swimming pool firm forced to fold |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/5324318.stm |access-date=3 January 2019 |
In 2003 a new public swimming pool, the "Berners Pool", was opened. The pool, which cost £3.5 million, was designed by architects ] and won a ] Design Award in 2004.<ref> Retrieved 18 September 2009</ref> However it suffered from high running costs and structural problems and was closed in 2006 when the Community Trust which ran it became insolvent.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 2006 |title=Swimming pool firm forced to fold |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/5324318.stm |access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref> It was subsequently demolished in 2013 and later replaced by affordable housing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Anna |title=Demolition day: Bye bye Berners Pool |url=https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/10757230.demolition-day-bye-bye-berners-pool-the-33-million-white-elephant-of-grange/ |access-date=3 January 2019 |website=Westmorland Gazette}}</ref> | ||
| ] towards Grange-over-Sands]] | ] towards Grange-over-Sands]] | ||
| ⚫ | A new pool and leisure centre was subsequently planned as part of the redevelopment of the Grange Lido site.<ref> Retrieved 18 September 2009</ref> However this development was opposed as it would have involved filling in the Grade II listed ].<ref name="contested">{{Cite news |last=Helen Carter |date=28 June 2011 |title=Campaign to save Grange-over-Sands lido |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/jun/28/campaigners-vie-save-historic-seaside-lido |quote=it's the last remaining lido in the ] after the demolition and infilling of similar structures at ], ] and Morecambe}}</ref> As of September 2018, the future of the site was still being debated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pidd |first=Helen |title=fate of Grange Lido hangs in balance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/02/no-one-wants-it-there-just-rotting-away-fate-of-art-deco-grange-lido-hangs-in-balance |access-date=3 January 2019 |
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| ⚫ | A new pool and leisure centre was subsequently planned as part of the redevelopment of the Grange Lido site.<ref> Retrieved 18 September 2009</ref> However this development was opposed as it would have involved filling in the Grade II listed ].<ref name="contested">{{Cite news |last=Helen Carter |date=28 June 2011 |title=Campaign to save Grange-over-Sands lido |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/jun/28/campaigners-vie-save-historic-seaside-lido |quote=it's the last remaining lido in the ] after the demolition and infilling of similar structures at ], ] and Morecambe}}</ref> As of September 2018, the future of the site was still being debated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pidd |first=Helen |date=2 September 2018 |title=fate of Grange Lido hangs in balance |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/02/no-one-wants-it-there-just-rotting-away-fate-of-art-deco-grange-lido-hangs-in-balance |access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In January 2019, it was announced that the derelict Grade II listed coastal lido |
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| ===Grange Lido=== | |||
| ⚫ | In August 2019, the derelict Grange Lido opened for public tours.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Derelict Grange Lido opens for public tours |work=BBC News |
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| ⚫ | In January 2019, it was announced that the derelict Grade II listed coastal lido would be refurbished and reopened to the public, but not as a swimming pool.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 January 2019 |title=Grange Lido to reopen but not as swimming pool |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-46977471}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The long struggle to save the art deco lido at Grange-over-Sands. |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2023/07/save-grange-lido}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In August 2019, the derelict Grange Lido opened for public tours.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 August 2019 |title=Derelict Grange Lido opens for public tours |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-49210112}}</ref> | ||
| ===Media=== | |||
| A local free newspaper, ''Grange Now'', which reports on local news, is published monthly and is delivered to over 5,000 homes on the Cartmel Peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grange Now |url=http://nowmags.co.uk/grange-now/}}</ref> | A local free newspaper, ''Grange Now'', which reports on local news, is published monthly and is delivered to over 5,000 homes on the Cartmel Peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grange Now |url=http://nowmags.co.uk/grange-now/}}</ref> | ||
| Local news and television programmes are provided by ] and ]. Television signals are received from the ] TV transmitter,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Winter_Hill |title=Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter |publisher=UK Free TV |access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> and the Lancaster relay transmitter. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Lancaster |title=Full Freeview on the Lancaster (Lancashire, England) transmitter|publisher=UK Free TV |access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> | |||
| The town is served by both ] on 96.1 FM and ] on 104.5 FM. Other radio stations including ] on 96.9 FM, ] on 100.1 FM and community online stations, Lake District Radio<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Radio, Real People and Really Local! |work=Lake District Radio |date=2023 |access-date= 28 October 2023|url=https://lakedistrictradio.org/about-2/ |quote=}}</ref> and Bay Trust Radio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Bay Trust Radio |work=Bay Trust Radio Radio |date=2023 |access-date=28 October 2023 |url=https://www.baytrustradio.org.uk |quote=}}</ref> | |||
| ==Governance== | ==Governance== | ||
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| Before ], it was in the ] European Parliamentary Constituency. | Before ], it was in the ] European Parliamentary Constituency. | ||
| For ] purposes, it is in the ''Grange ]'' of ] and the ''Grange Division'' of ]. | For ] purposes, it is in the ''Grange and Cartmel ]'' of the ] area. Prior to this it was in the ''Grange ]'' of ] and the ''Grange Division'' of ]. | ||
| The town also has its own ]; ''Grange-over-Sands Town Council''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grange-over-Sands Town Council |url=https://www.grangeoversandstowncouncil.gov.uk/}}</ref> | The town also has its own ]; ''Grange-over-Sands Town Council''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grange-over-Sands Town Council |url=https://www.grangeoversandstowncouncil.gov.uk/}}</ref> | ||
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| ==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| There is one ], the Grange-over-Sands Church of England Primary School. There is no ], so most pupils attend the nearby schools in either ] |
There is one ], the Grange-over-Sands Church of England Primary School. There is no ], so most pupils attend the nearby schools in either ] or ]. | ||
| ==Tourism== | ==Tourism== | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| The town is a centre for tourists exploring the southern ], and is home to a number of hotels, bed & breakfasts and holiday properties. Within the town itself, there is an ornamental duck pond and a traffic |
The town is a centre for tourists exploring the southern ], and is home to a number of hotels, bed & breakfasts and holiday properties. Within the town itself, there is an ornamental duck pond and a traffic-free ]. | ||
| Adjacent to Grange are ], to the north-east, Cartmel to the north-west, with its ] to which the village was once the 'grange' or farm, and ] to the west. |
Adjacent to Grange are ], to the north-east, Cartmel to the north-west, with its ] to which the village was once the 'grange' or farm, and ] to the west. Also nearby is a country house, ], which was built on land that once belonged to the priory. The stables at Holker Hall housed the ] until its move to ] in 2010. | ||
| In December 2019, National Geographic published an article called '' |
In December 2019, National Geographic published an article called ''How to spend a weekend on the Cumbrian coast,'' in which it recommended that tourists should "''Resist the lure of the Lake District and instead trace England’s northwest coastline by road or rail, savouring epicurean discoveries and sandy hikes along the way."'' The article included a recommendation for visiting Grange-over-Sands.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2019 |title=How to spend a weekend on the Cumbrian coast |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2019/12/how-spend-weekend-cumbrian-coast}}</ref> | ||
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English Victorian era townHuman settlement in England
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  Grange-over-SandsLocation on Morecambe BayShow map of Morecambe Bay Grange-over-SandsLocation within CumbriaShow map of Cumbria | |
| Population | 4,279 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SD4077 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRANGE-OVER-SANDS |
| Postcode district | LA11 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| 54°11′24″N 2°54′54″W / 54.190°N 2.915°W / 54.190; -2.915 | |
Grange-over-Sands is a town and civil parish on the north side of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria, England, a few miles south of the Lake District National Park. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 4,114, increasing at the 2021 census to 4,279. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the town became administered as an urban district in 1894. Though the town remains part of the Duchy of Lancaster, since 2023 it has been administered as part of the Westmorland and Furness Council area.
Travelling by road, Grange-over-Sands is 13.1 miles (21.1 km) to the south of Kendal, 14.9 miles (24.0 km) to the east of Ulverston, 25 miles (40 km) to the east of Barrow-in-Furness and 28.1 miles (45.2 km) to the north of Lancaster.
History
The town developed in the Victorian era from a small fishing village and the arrival of the railway in 1857 made it a popular seaside resort on the north side of Morecambe Bay, across the sands from Morecambe. The "over-Sands" suffix was added in the late 19th or early 20th century by the local vicar, who was fed up with his post going to Grange in Borrowdale near Keswick.
In 1932 Grange Lido was built on the seafront, and remained in use until 1993, in 2011 it was listed Grade II. There is a campaign to restore and re-open it (as 2019).
The River Kent used to flow past the town's mile-long promenade but its course migrated south, away from Grange. The sands or mudflats with dangerous quicksands became a grass meadow now grazed by small flocks of sheep. Following sustained easterly winds in the early part of 2007, the river began to switch its course back across the bay.
Amenities
Sanatorium
The clean, sea air and local spring water were believed to be of benefit to tuberculosis sufferers, and in 1891 one of the first sanatoriums in the country was established at Meathop.
Swimming pool
In 2003 a new public swimming pool, the "Berners Pool", was opened. The pool, which cost £3.5 million, was designed by architects Hodder Associates and won a RIBA Design Award in 2004. However it suffered from high running costs and structural problems and was closed in 2006 when the Community Trust which ran it became insolvent. It was subsequently demolished in 2013 and later replaced by affordable housing.
A new pool and leisure centre was subsequently planned as part of the redevelopment of the Grange Lido site. However this development was opposed as it would have involved filling in the Grade II listed lido. As of September 2018, the future of the site was still being debated.
Grange Lido
In January 2019, it was announced that the derelict Grade II listed coastal lido would be refurbished and reopened to the public, but not as a swimming pool.
In August 2019, the derelict Grange Lido opened for public tours.
Media
A local free newspaper, Grange Now, which reports on local news, is published monthly and is delivered to over 5,000 homes on the Cartmel Peninsula.
Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter, and the Lancaster relay transmitter.
The town is served by both BBC Radio Cumbria on 96.1 FM and BBC Radio Lancashire on 104.5 FM. Other radio stations including Heart North West on 96.9 FM, Smooth Lake District on 100.1 FM and community online stations, Lake District Radio and Bay Trust Radio.
Governance
Grange-over-Sands is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency, of which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.
Before Brexit, it was in the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency.
For Local Government purposes, it is in the Grange and Cartmel Ward of the Westmorland and Furness Council area. Prior to this it was in the Grange Ward of South Lakeland District Council and the Grange Division of Cumbria County Council.
The town also has its own Town Council; Grange-over-Sands Town Council.
Education
There is one primary school, the Grange-over-Sands Church of England Primary School. There is no secondary school, so most pupils attend the nearby schools in either Cartmel or Milnthorpe.
Tourism
The town is a centre for tourists exploring the southern Lakeland fells, and is home to a number of hotels, bed & breakfasts and holiday properties. Within the town itself, there is an ornamental duck pond and a traffic-free promenade.
Adjacent to Grange are Lindale, to the north-east, Cartmel to the north-west, with its priory to which the village was once the 'grange' or farm, and Allithwaite to the west. Also nearby is a country house, Holker Hall, which was built on land that once belonged to the priory. The stables at Holker Hall housed the Lakeland Motor Museum until its move to Backbarrow in 2010.
In December 2019, National Geographic published an article called How to spend a weekend on the Cumbrian coast, in which it recommended that tourists should "Resist the lure of the Lake District and instead trace England’s northwest coastline by road or rail, savouring epicurean discoveries and sandy hikes along the way." The article included a recommendation for visiting Grange-over-Sands.
Hampsfield Fell
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Above the town is Hampsfield Fell (generally abbreviated to Hampsfell), crowned by 'Hampsfell Hospice', a sturdy limestone tower monument built in 1846 by the vicar of Cartmel. This offers shelter in bad weather and extensive views in better conditions. Over the door, which faces east, there is an inscription from Homer - 'ΡΟΔΟΔΑΚΤΥΛOΣ EΩΣ' - (RODODAKTYLOS EOS "rosy-fingered" Dawn) - whilst inside are painted boards commemorating its construction, praising the view and welcoming visitors. On the roof, which is accessible by a crude flight of stone stairs, is a crude alidade or compass pointer allowing the easy identification of nearby peaks and sights of interest. Hampsfell is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 727 feet (222 m). The summit of Hampsfell is surrounded by several flat, incised areas of limestone pavement.
Transport
Grange-over-Sands railway station, which serves the town, was opened by the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway on 1 September 1857 and is now served by the Furness Line, giving connections to Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to the west, and Lancaster, Preston, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport to the east.
The main road access is the A590, which runs between the M6 and Barrow-in-Furness. Before the building of the railway, the main way of reaching Grange was the road across the Sands of Morecambe Bay from Hest Bank.
Notable people
- Richard Palairet, cricketer
- Harry J. Scott, founding editor of the Dalesman magazine
- Len Shackleton, footballer
- Jack Crayston, footballer
See also
- Listed buildings in Grange-over-Sands
- Grange Fell Church, Grange-over-Sands
- Grange-over-Sands railway station
References
- ^ "Grange-over-Sands 2021 Population". City Population. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- "Grange-over-Sands Town Council Website". Grange-over-Sands Town Council. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- Dyckhoff, Tom (28 September 2018). "lets move to Grange Over Sands + Cartmel". The Guardian.
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Grange-over-Sands Parish (E04002607)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- Historic England. "Grange over Sands lido (1402086)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- Oliver Merrington's Potentially Re-Openable Lidos in the UK Archived 28 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 14 November 2009
- "Save Grange Lido – Working to transform Grange Lido into an iconic community-owned leisure facility with a magnificent 50m swimming pool at its heart". Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- Golakes - Grange-over-Sands History, retrieved 9 July 2010
- Guardian News and Media : "RIBA Award Winners 2004 : Berners Pool" Retrieved 18 September 2009
- "Swimming pool firm forced to fold". BBC News. BBC. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- Smith, Anna. "Demolition day: Bye bye Berners Pool". Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- South Lakeland District Council : 12 November 2008 : Winning Developer Revealed for Grange Pool Site Retrieved 18 September 2009
- Helen Carter (28 June 2011). "Campaign to save Grange-over-Sands lido". The Guardian.
it's the last remaining lido in the Northern England after the demolition and infilling of similar structures at Blackpool, Scarborough and Morecambe
- Pidd, Helen (2 September 2018). "fate of Grange Lido hangs in balance". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Grange Lido to reopen but not as swimming pool". BBC News. 23 January 2019.
- "The long struggle to save the art deco lido at Grange-over-Sands".
- "Derelict Grange Lido opens for public tours". BBC News. 3 August 2019.
- "Grange Now".
- "Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- "Full Freeview on the Lancaster (Lancashire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- "Real Radio, Real People and Really Local!". Lake District Radio. 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- "Welcome to Bay Trust Radio". Bay Trust Radio Radio. 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- "Tim Farron". theyworkforyou.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013.
- "Westmorland & Lonsdale general election 2019".
- "Grange-over-Sands Town Council".
- "How to spend a weekend on the Cumbrian coast". 12 December 2019.
- "Hampsfell Hospice". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- Wainwright, A. (1974). "Hampsfell". The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Kendal: Westmorland Gazette. pp. 58–65.
- "Road across the Sands".
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Grange-over-Sands (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- Welcome to Grange-over-Sands
- Visit Cumbria Grange-over-Sands
- The Cumbria Directory - Grange-over-Sands
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