Baycliff
{{Short description|Seaside village in South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place
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|static_image_width = 240
|static_image_caption = Maskel Point
|country = England
|official_name = Baycliff
|type = Village
|coordinates = {{coord|54.14333|-3.095|display=inline,title}}
|civil_parish = Aldingham
|unitary_england= Westmorland and Furness
|lieutenancy_england= Cumbria
|region = North West England
|constituency_westminster = Barrow and Furness
|post_town = Ulverston
|postcode_district = LA12
|postcode_area = LA
|dial_code = 01229
|os_grid_reference = SD2872
|pushpin_map = United Kingdom South Lakeland#United Kingdom Morecambe Bay
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in the former South Lakeland district##Location on Morecambe Bay
}}
Baycliff is a seaside village in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria in England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of Ulverston, in the civil parish of Aldingham. At the centre is a village green, and many of its buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The two public houses, the Farmer's Arms and the Fisherman's Arms, stand close to the green.[http://www.english-lakes.com/baycliff.htm English Lakes]
History
In the past Baycliff, earlier spelt Baycliffe, was a fishing and farming community. The industries of iron mining and local white stone quarrying provided employment for the men of the village.[http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/Baycliff/Baycliff.php The Cumbria Directory] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805123217/http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/Baycliff/Baycliff.php |date=August 5, 2009 }} The iron was shipped to Backbarrow.
The village was the birthplace in about 1619 of the prominent Quaker preachers Alice Curwen (maiden name unknown) and her husband Thomas Curwen.Michael Mullett: "Curwen, Thomas (c. 1610–1680)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, United Kingdom: OUP, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6968 Retrieved 17 November 2015]
Limestone
Baycliff limestone is still produced; the quarry beds produce two distinct stones. Lord is oatmeal coloured with dark cream markings; Caulfield is a buff stone with light coffee mottling. Both are versatile materials, used to create distinctive, durable floors and paving schemes, and in landscaping designs.[http://www.burlingtonstone.com/pdf/baycliff2006.pdf Burlington Stone]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/aldingham Cumbria County History Trust: Aldingham] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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