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Council - Where are we? |
Kirkbampton is a small parish
situated in the far North West of Cumbria in North West England.
The area encompasses the villages of Kirkbampton, Little Bampton,
Oughterby, Studholm and Ploughlands, as well as having close links
with Thurstonfield which is in the adjoining Parish of Burgh by
Sands. Kirkbampton Parish is officially under Allerdale District
Council control but it is over 60km to Workington (the administrative
centre) and the Eastern Boundary of the Parish is also the boundary
between Allerdale and Carlisle City. In this respect, socially,
the village has more of an affinity to Carlisle than it has to
Allerdale.
If you live or work within the area outlined in blue below, then
Kirkbampton Parish Council is your first point of contact for
any problems you may have.
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The largest of the villages
is Kirkbampton itself and is laid out in a linear form along the
B5307 being the main route between Carlisle and Kirkbride and
onwards to Wigton and West Cumbria. There are two small modern
estates of Oaks Lane and Solway View off this linear route. Kirkbampton
School (Infants and Primary) lies on the Eastern boundary of the
village alongside the new Village Hall built in 2001 with a National
Lottery grant..
The small Saint Peter's Church is a Grade one listed building
and is sited in the centre of the village |
| Parish
Council- A Brief History |
The first meeting of the Council was on 4th December
1894. The following were elected:
Amos Bulman - Studholme,
David Wills - Little Bampton,
Jonathan Holliday - Kirkbampton,
John James - Little Bampton,
George Liddle - Holly Bush,
John Stewart-Kirkbampton,
Thomas Stobbart-Kirkbampton,
John Thompson-Little Bampton.
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The community used to vote at Aitkon but in July
1895 a Polling Station in Kirkbampton was requested.
There was no business done in June & November 1898 due to
lack of attendance.
At many early meetings the only business was reading of the Minutes
of the previous meeting.
In March 1932 problems with gypsies were noted in the Minutes
and the County Council was requested to fence in the area.
February 1938, Disaster, the accounts were overdrawn by £1
6s 8d (Roughly £1.33p)
For many years elections appear to have been held every year and
the nomination papers were just given to the Chairman who checked
them to see if they were all in order. Only 1 election has been
held in the 112 year history of the Council and that was in 1997.
The Parish Council used to nominate the District Councillor. |
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