Braystones

Braystones is a village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. It is located on the Irish Sea coast, on edge of the Lake District National Park, around 38.6 miles (62.1 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness, 9.9 miles (15.9 km) south of Whitehaven and 50.8 miles (81.8 km) south west of Carlisle.

Braystones
Braystones
Braystones Location in Copeland Borough Braystones Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY0005
Civil parish	Lowside Quarter
District	Copeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BECKERMET
Postcode district	CA21
Dialling code	01946
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Copeland

Traditionally a scattered community based on agriculture, it has grown considerably during the 20th century by firstly, the construction of holiday cabins on the beach, and latterly by the creation of large caravan parks. It has long been a popular holiday area.

Governance

Braystones is in the parliamentary constituency of Copeland, Trudy Harrison is the Member of parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Beckermet Ward of Borough of Copeland and the Gosforth Ward of Cumbria County Council.

The village has its own Parish Council; Lowside Quarter Parish Council.

Nuclear

In 2009, Braystones was approved by the British government as a site for a new nuclear power station. However, the site was ruled out by Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne in October 2010 for environmental reasons with the former government's list of eleven potential sites reduced to eight.

Transport

Braystones railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line and has been served by the railway since 1850.

Gallery

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  Braystones from the north
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  Braystones beach
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  Cumbrian Coast rail line at Braystones
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  Braystones beach

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Lowside Quarter (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)