Towns & cities · North West England
Silverdale
Also known as: Silverdale, Swydd Gaerhirfryn
Silverdale — village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Silverdale · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Silverdale is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,519 people. Address: LA5. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.1670°, -2.8270°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Arnside & Silverdale
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Silverdale is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. The village stands on Morecambe Bay, near the border with Cumbria, 4.5 miles (7 km) north west of Carnforth and 8.5 miles (14 km) of Lancaster. The parish had a population of 1,599 in the 2021 census. Silverdale forms part of the Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape (formerly AONB). The RSPB's Leighton Moss nature reserve is close to the village train station. The National Trust owns several pieces of land in the area. The former Tarmac-owned Trowbarrow quarry is now a SSSI and popular climbing location. The Lancashire Coastal Way footpath goes from Silverdale to Freckleton, and the Cumbria Coastal Way from Silverdale to Gretna.
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Background
Description
On 3 September 1894, the Morecambe pleasure boat Matchless capsized off Jenny Brown's Point on a trip from Morecambe to Grange-over-Sands. 25 holidaymakers from the industrial towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire drowned, the largest loss of lives in a single incident in Morecambe Bay.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.1670, -2.8270
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Silverdale
- Postcode
- LA5
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Population
- 1,519
- Nearest railway station
- Silverdale — 1.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q985212 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Silverdale, Lancashire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chimney near Browns Houses - geograph.org.uk - 952458.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Silverdale?
- Silverdale is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA5), in the parish of Silverdale.
- Is Silverdale a protected site?
- Yes — Silverdale is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Silverdale free to visit?
- Yes, Silverdale is free to enter.
- How do I get to Silverdale?
- The nearest railway station is Silverdale, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA5.