Pooley Bridge
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Pooley Bridge shown within Cumbria |
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| OS grid reference | NY471244 |
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| Civil parish | Barton |
| District | Eden |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 017684 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Penrith and The Border |
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Pooley Bridge is a village in the Eden District of the northwestern English county of Cumbria, within the traditional borders of Westmorland.
It takes its name from a bridge over the River Eamont at the northern end of Ullswater. The bridge, erected in 1764 and replacing an earlier bridge from the 16th century,[1] collapsed on 6 December 2015 when Cumbria was hit by heavy flooding as a result of Storm Desmond.
There is a pier from which ferries (known as the Ullswater 'Steamers') provide connections to Glenridding and Howtown. Pooley Bridge was formerly known as Pooley or Pool How meaning the hill by the pool or stream. The name Pool How was derived from the Old English word pollr plus the Old Norse haugr meaning hill or mound.[2][3]
Pooley is mostly situated in the civil parish of Barton, of which it is the main settlement. The few houses on the northern or Cumberland side of the bridge are in Dacre parish.[4] The village is popular with tourists, especially during the summer, and has several hotels, guest houses and camping sites.
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Storm Desmond: Pooley Bridge collapses in Cumbria floods
- Large Sunny Images of Pooley Bridge
- Pictures of Pooley Bridge
- Lake District Walks - Pooley Bridge
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Farms Place Names in the Lake District
- ↑ Towns and Villages of Cumbria
- ↑ Lake District Lets Go Illustrated details
