Ennerdale Bridge
{{Short description|Hamlet in Cumbria, England}}
{{for|the bridges in Kingston upon Hull|Ennerdale Link Bridges}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = The Shepherds Arms Hotel, Ennerdale Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 3129490.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Shepherds Arms Hotel, Ennerdale Bridge
| coordinates = {{coord|54.530|-3.438|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Ennerdale Bridge
| population = 220
| population_ref = (2011)
| civil_parish = Ennerdale and Kinniside
| unitary_england = Cumberland
| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Whitehaven and Workington
| post_town = CLEATOR
| postcode_district = CA23
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code = 01946
| os_grid_reference = NY069159
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Copeland
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Copeland Borough
}}
Ennerdale Bridge is a hamlet in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Ennerdale and Kinniside. It had a total population taken at the 2011 census of 220.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123232&c=CA22+2PF&d=16&e=62&g=6411906&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1434375530037&enc=1|title=Civil parish population 2011|accessdate=15 June 2015}}
Description
Ennerdale Bridge lies at the confluence of Croasdale Beck and the River Ehen and is on the border of the Lake District National Park that uses both watercourses as its boundary. The nearest town is Cleator Moor to its west. Ennerdale Bridge appears in many versions of Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk and is {{convert|13|mi}} from its western end.[http://www.walkingenglishman.com/coastb01.htm Coast to Coast Walk - Part 1]
The parish church, dedicated to St Mary, is Victorian - dating from 1858 - in the Romanesque style.[https://www.ennerlampkirk.org.uk/ Parish website - follow links to church]
Etymology
The name Ennerdale means 'Anund's valley', from 'Anundar', genitive of the Old Norse personal name 'Anundr'/'Qnundr', and 'dalr' 'valley', cross-influenced by 'Ehen', the name of the local river.{{Cite book|last=Whaley|first=Diana|title=A dictionary of Lake District place-names |location=Nottingham |publisher=English Place-Name Society |year=2006 |pages=lx, 423, 109 |ISBN=0904889726}}Whaley, 2006, p.109-110,Whaley, 2006, p.392
The village has a community-run café, The Gather, which is a popular stop-off for tourists walking the famed Coast to Coast walk.
Governance
The civil parish falls in the electoral ward of Ennerdale. This ward stretches north to Lamplugh with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,025.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/ennerdale-e05003189#sthash.lSxwWFNO.dpbs|title=Ennerdale ward population 2011|accessdate=15 June 2015}}
See also
{{Portal|Cumbria}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Ennerdale Bridge}}
- [http://necopeland.co.uk/ennerdale-a-kinniside.html Brief description]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}