Brigsteer is a village in Cumbria, England.
Brigsteer | |
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Wheatsheaf Inn | |
Location within Cumbria | |
OS grid reference | SD4889 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KENDAL |
Postcode district | LA8 |
Dialling code | 01539 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
On 1 August 2016 it was included in the Lake District National Park.[1]
Politics
editIn 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Brigsteer became part of the South Lakeland district, the administrative centre of which is Kendal.
Brigsteer is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency for which Tim Farron is the current Member of Parliament, representing the Liberal Democrats.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Parks: extensions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales Parks". DEFRA. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Tim Farron "TheyWorkForYou" listing
External links
editMedia related to Brigsteer at Wikimedia Commons