Newby Bridge
{{Short description|Hamlet in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge (geograph 4010831).jpg
| static_image_caption = Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge
| coordinates = {{coord|54.2672|-2.9688|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Newby Bridge
| population =
| population_ref =
| civil_parish = Staveley-in-Cartmel
|unitary_england= Westmorland and Furness
|lieutenancy_england= Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale
| post_town = ULVERSTON
| postcode_district = LA12
| postcode_area = LA
| dial_code = 015395
| os_grid_reference = SD369861
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom South Lakeland
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Lakeland
}}
Newby Bridge is a hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere.
History
The name derives from the bridge over the River Leven.{{cite web|url=https://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/newby-bridge/|title=Newby Bridge|publisher=Visit Cumbria|accessdate=31 January 2022}}
Transport
Newby Bridge railway station is an intermediate halt on the heritage Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway between {{rws|Lakeside|England}} and {{rws|Haverthwaite}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.lakesiderailway.co.uk/2024-timetable/ |website=lakesiderailway.co.uk |title=Timetable |access-date=24 October 2024}} The line was once part of the Furness Railway from {{rws|Ulverston}}; a terrace of houses adjoining the railway was built for its workers.
The area is served by the number 6 bus route, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria; this connects Newby Bridge with Barrow-in-Furness, Bowness-on-Windermere, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal and Ulverston. {{cite web |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/newby-bridge |website=Bustimes.org |title=Newby Bridge bus services |access-date=24 October 2024}}
The A590 road runs through Newby Bridge, connecting Barrow-in-Furness to the M6 motorway close to Kendal.
See also
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References
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