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| {{Infobox UK place
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| | official_name = Bridekirk
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| | population = 636
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| | population ref = 636
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| | latitude = 54.689
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| | longitude = -3.369
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| | country = England
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| | region = North West England
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| | constituency_westminster = [[Workington (UK Parliament constituency)|Workington]]
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| | shire_district = [[Allerdale]]
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| | shire_county = [[Cumbria]]
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| '''Bridekirk''' is a [[township]] and a [[parish]] in the Allerdale district in the west of the county of [[Cumbria]], England. It is located around {{convert|1.24|mi|km}} north of the Derwent river and about the same distance from the nearest large town of [[Cockermouth]] just south of the river. Bridekirk is just outside the [[Lake District National Park]] ({{convert|1|mi|km}} by road) and is not far from the [[Maryport and Carlisle Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH4#Y3A9NTQuNjkwMTI4MjIyMjM4MTV+LTMuMzYwMTg3MDI3MzA1MjUyNSZsdmw9MTQuODgmc3R5PXMmcnRwPXBvcy41NC42OTAxMDJfLTMuMzY5OTkwX0JyaWRla2lyayUyQyUyMEN1bWJyaWFfX19lX35wb3MuNTQuNjkxMDk2Xy0zLjM1MDcxMF9uZWFyJTIwQTU5NSUyQyUyMENvY2tlcm1vdXRoJTIwQ0ExMyUyMDBfX19lXyZtb2RlPVc= |title= Bing map directions |accessdate=2012-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/Bridekirk/index.html|title=Genuki website|accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref>
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| In addition to the township of Bridekirk itself, Bridekirk parish also contains six other townships including [[Papcastle]], [[Little Broughton]], [[Great Broughton, Cumbria|Great Broughton]], Ribton, [[Dovenby]], and [[Tallentire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=5852&st=BRIDEKIRK|title=A vision of Britain through time website |accessdate= 2012-02-15}}</ref>
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| ==Demography==
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| According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]], the township of Bridekirk has a population of 636 and 246 households in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792943&c=CA13+0PG&d=16&e=7&g=431463&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1331385001905&enc=1&dsFamilyId=785 |title=Office for National Statistics website |accessdate=2012-02-17}}</ref>
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| There are 335 economically active people in Bridekirk (between the ages of 16 and 74) and 125 economically inactive people in the same age bracket.
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| There are two main categories of employment in Bridekirk:
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| * Extractive and Manufacturing Industries = 33.7% (113 people)
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| * Service Industries = 66.5% (223 people)
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| Other categories of employment are:
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| * Managerial and professional occupations = 55.8% (187 people)
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| * Small employers/self employed = 22.3% (75 people)
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| * Lower supervisory and technical occupations = 6.5% (22 people)
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| * Unemployed = 2% (7 people)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792943&c=bridekirk&d=16&e=15&g=431462&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1331739351947&enc=1&dsFamilyId=783 |title=British Office for National Statistics website |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref>
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| ==Etymology==
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| 'Bridekirk' is 'the church of St.Bride,' (St. Bridget). 'Kirkja' is [[Old Norse]] for 'church'.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Armstrong|first=A. M.|last2=Mawer|first2=A.|last3=Stenton|first3=F. M.|last4=Dickens|first4=B.|title=The place-names of Cumberland|volume=Part 2|series=English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1950|page=272}}</ref>
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| ==History==
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| The earliest data of Bridekirk’s population statistics is after the [[Census Act 1800|1800 Census Act]] when the government of Great Britain wanted to find the overall population England, Wales and Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/collections/1800-population-act/|title= British parliament website |accessdate=2012-02-25}}</ref> The 1801 census was carried out and found the total population to be 1400.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10208713&c_id=10001043&add=N |title= A vision of Britain website census data |accessdate=2012-02-15}}</ref> The first records of housing numbers were in 1831, when there were 424 houses in Bridekirk. From 1851 to 1881, there was a sharp decrease in the amount of housing with over 500 in 1851 and only 26 houses in 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_HOUS&data_cube=N_HOUSES&u_id=10208713&c_id=10001043&add=Y |title= A vision of Britain website census data |accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref>
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| [[File:A graph showing the population of the parish Bridekirk from 1801 to 1961.png|left|350px|thumb|Population of Bridekirk from 1801 to 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10208713&c_id=10001043&add=N |title=A vision of Britain website census data |accessdate=2012-04-25}}</ref>]]
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| Bridekirk has had three major boundary changes in its history. The first was in 1887 when the town of Dovenby was added to the parish. The second and third changes were in 1934 when Bridekirk's boundaries were made smaller by two towns being taken away and no longer counted as the Bridekirk parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10208713&c_id=10001043 |title= A vision of Britain - boundary changes |accessdate=2012-04-27}}</ref>
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| The reason for the appearance of a sudden decline in the total population from 1851 to 1881 is because the census area for Bridekirk changed from including other townships in the area to smaller civil parish sub-districts. Rather than the townships that were included under Bridekirk's parish, the recorded population for Bridekirk was just the township of Bridekirk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_census_page.jsp?u_id=10208713&c_id= |title= A vision of Britain census tables |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref>
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| ===Employment===
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| [[File:Occupational Categories of Bridekirk in 1831.png|right|None|300px|thumb|Occupations in Bridekirk in 1831<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_IND&data_cube=N_OCC_PAR1831_SIMP&u_id=10208713&c_id=10001043&add=Y |title=A vision of Britain through time website |accessdate=2012-04-25}}</ref>]]
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| The pie chart on the right shows the earliest available information on the proportion of Bridekirk's workforce in each of four broad categories. The Agricultural bracket, being the largest group, included both large-scale and small-scale farmers and agricultural labourers. Retail and handicrafts included workers employed in small businesses producing and selling goods. The manufacturing category is small because the category mainly includes large-scale production and although 1831 was in the period of the [[industrial revolution]], Bridekirk being a small town did not have a high number of factories or a large workforce for large-scale production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_IND&data_cube=N_OCC_PAR1831_SIMP&u_id=10208713&c_id=10001043&add=Y |title=Vision of Britain website - industry statistics |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref>
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| Bridekirk had a much larger production and agricultural sectors compared to today's employment in Bridekirk. However as shown above under the "Demography" section above, nowadays, around <math>\tfrac{2}{3}</math> of the population work in the service sector, whereas in 1831 that was less than <math>\tfrac{1}{3}</math> of the population, shown in the "other" category.
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| ==St. Bridget's Church==
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| A wooden church had existed here since ancient times, but was replaced with a stone church in 1130.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/bridekirk-st-bridgets-church.htm |title=Cumbria tourist website |accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref> Before the [[dissolution of the monasteries]] in the 16th century, St Bridget's Church was owned by the monastery of Guisborough.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?town=Bridekirk&url=bridekirk |title=The Cumbria directory website |accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref> Following the deterioration of the building over the years, a new church was built by the architects Corey and Ferguson in 1868 alongside the ruins of the chancel of the old church. Incorporated in the new church are several elements of the old church: the tympanum and archway of the south door, the door in the south transept, and the former chancel arch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?town=Bridekirk&url=bridekirk |title= The Cumbria directory website |accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref> The new church is in [[Romanesque Revival architecture|neo-Norman]] style.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/bridekirk-st-bridgets-church.htm |title=Cumbria tourist website |accessdate=2012-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50828&strquery=bridekirk#s1 |title=British History Online website |accessdate=2012-02-20}}</ref>
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| Inside the church, the 12th century font is possibly a remaining feature of the original church. For a Norman sculpture in the United Kingdom, it is in very good condition. The font was carved by Richard of Durham with the description, “Richard he me wrought, and to this beauty me brought.” The font has runic decoration and portrays the story of Adam and Eve and also shows Christ’s baptism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/bridekirk-st-bridgets-church.htm |title=Cumbria tourist website |accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref>
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| Outside the church, near the old chapel, there are a number of ancient tombstones and coffin lids.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/bridekirk-st-bridgets-church.htm |title=Cumbria tourist website |accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref>
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| ==Governance==
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| Bridekirk is part of the [[Workington]] constituency for UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament for the Workington constituency is [[Tony Cunningham]], who is a member of the Labour party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-election/mps-and-meps.aspx |title=Allerdale Borough Council website |accessdate= 2012-04-04}}</ref> The Labour party has won the seat in the constituency in every general election since 1979. The Conservative party has only been elected once in Workington since World War 2, which was in the 1976 election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_multi_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POL&data_cube=N_POL_PARTY&u_id=12737403&c_id=10090283 |title= A vision of Britain website - general elections section |accessdate=2012-04-27}}</ref>
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| A Bridekirk parish council also exists which meets once a month in Bridekirk Dovenby School with the MP for Workington, Tony Cunningham, the Cumbria county Councillor and the Allerdale Borough Councillors all being elected representatives. However, the parish council has its own Councillors which usually attend the meetings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bridekirkparish.org.uk/ |title=Bridekirk parish website |accessdate=2012-04-04}}</ref>
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| ==Transport==
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| Within Bridekirk the only public transport is a bus service, which completes its route three times every weekday. The bus starts and stops the route in Cockermouth and stops in various other small towns in the area such as Papcastle and Tallentire and stops at the Dovenby School in Bridekirk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bridekirkparish.org.uk/Bridekirk_village.htm |title= Bridekirk parish council website |accessdate=2012-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bridekirkparish.org.uk/documents/Service%2058%20Bus%20Timetable.pdf |title= Cockermouth and Bridekirk bus timetable |accessdate=2012-04-01}}</ref>
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| The nearest motorway to Bridekirk is the A595 which goes directly north-east to [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]] which is approximately {{convert|24.7|mi|km}} from Bridekirk. For a public transport route, there is a bus route from Cockermouth to Maryport and then it takes approximately 44 minutes for the old Maryport and Carlisle Railway route to get from Maryport to Carlisle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cockermouth.org.uk/bus.htm |title= Cockermouth bus routes website |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northernrail.org/journey/planner/CAR/MRY |title= Northern Railway Lines website |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref>
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| ==Climate==
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| {{Weather box
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| |location = Bridekirk, Cumbria, England
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| |metric first = Yes
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| |single line = Yes
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| |Jan high C = 6
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| |Feb high C = 7
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| |Mar high C = 9
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| |Apr high C = 11
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| |May high C = 15
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| |Jun high C = 17
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| |Jul high C = 19
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| |Aug high C = 19
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| |Sep high C = 16
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| |Oct high C = 13
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| |Nov high C = 9
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| |Dec high C = 7
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| |year high C=
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| |Jan low C = 2
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| |Feb low C = 2
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| |Mar low C = 3
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| |Apr low C = 4
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| |May low C = 6
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| |Jun low C = 9
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| |Jul low C = 12
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| |Aug low C = 11
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| |Sep low C = 9
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| |Oct low C = 7
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| |Nov low C = 4
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| |Dec low C = 2
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| |Year low C =
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| |Jan precipitation cm = 9.39
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| |Feb precipitation cm = 8..09
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| |Mar precipitation cm = 7.33
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| |Apr precipitation cm = 5.41
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| |May precipitation cm = 5.62
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| |Jun precipitation cm = 6.38
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| |Jul precipitation cm = 6.14
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| |Aug precipitation cm = 7.15
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| |Sep precipitation cm = 8.32
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| |Oct precipitation cm = 11.09
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| |Nov precipitation cm = 9.85
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| |Dec precipitation cm = 10.47
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| |source = www.bing.com<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/weather/tripplan?q=bridekirk+weather&unit=C&FORM=DTPWEO&qpvt=bridekirk+weather#tpg_hct |title = Weather in Bridekirk, Cockermouth |accessdate =2012-04-13}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/bridekirk Cumbria County History Trust: Bridekirk] (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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| {{portal|Cumbria}}
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| [[Category:Hamlets in Cumbria]]
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| [[Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria]]
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