Haverigg

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title: "Haverigg" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-cumbria", "beaches-of-cumbria", "populated-coastal-places-in-cumbria", "millom"] description: "Village in Cumbria, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-cumbria" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverigg" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Cumbria, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Haverigg
type	Village
static_image_name	The Harbour Hotel, Haverigg - geograph.org.uk - 250213.jpg
static_image_caption	The Harbour Hotel, Haverigg
coordinates
civil_parish	Millom
population	1546
population_ref	(2021.Ward)
unitary_england	Cumberland
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Barrow and Furness
post_town	Millom
postcode_district	LA18
postcode_area	LA
dial_code	01229
os_grid_reference	SD160787
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Copeland
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the former Copeland Borough
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| country = England | official_name = Haverigg | type = Village | static_image_name = The Harbour Hotel, Haverigg - geograph.org.uk - 250213.jpg | static_image_caption = The Harbour Hotel, Haverigg | coordinates = | civil_parish = Millom | population = 1546 | population_ref = (2021.Ward) | unitary_england = Cumberland | lieutenancy_england = Cumbria | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Barrow and Furness | post_town = Millom | postcode_district = LA18 | postcode_area = LA | dial_code = 01229 | os_grid_reference = SD160787 | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Copeland | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the former Copeland Borough

Haverigg is a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. In 2001 it had a population of 1,791 in 548 households, increasing in 2011 to a population of 1,849 in 549 Households.

The name Haverigg derives from Old Norse and can be translated as "the hill where oats are grown".

Haverigg is at the mouth of the Duddon Estuary, a protected area important for birds and other wildlife. Haverigg has an extensive, quiet Blue Flag beach. There is also access to a seawall with a lighthouse which protects Hodbarrow Lagoon, part of Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve. The River Lazy flows through Haverigg and joins the estuary of the River Duddon here.

Haverigg is 31.9 mi to the south of Whitehaven, 24.4 mi to the north of Barrow-in-Furness (by road via the estuary) and 1.3 mi to the west of Millom.

An independent lifeboat station, Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team, has been based in the village since 1973 assisting those in difficulty around the Duddon coastline.

In 2020, the Lakes first Aqua Park opened in Haverigg, situated on the lagoon, it features an inflatable obstacle course plus other attractions.

Governance

Haverigg is in the parliamentary constituency of Barrow and Furness.

For Local Government purposes it is administered as part of the Cumberland unitary authority.

The village does not have its own Parish Council; instead the Haverigg Ward is governed by Millom Town Council.

Haverigg Prison

Main article: Haverigg (HM Prison)

The village is home to the Category D Haverigg Prison, a low security prison for males from all over the North of England.

Gallery

File:Lake District Peninsulas (5930603701).jpg|Haverigg Pool File:Duddon Sands from the dunes near Haverigg - geograph.org.uk - 643456.jpg|Duddon sands File:Lighthouse at edge of Hodbarrow lagoon - geograph.org.uk - 268459.jpg|Duddon Estuary and restored lighthouse File:Breaking horse on the beach - geograph.org.uk - 268494.jpg|Horses on the beach

References

References

1. (August 2025). "Haverigg (Ward)". Office for National Statistics }}{{Dead link.
2. "Millom ward population 2011".
3. A.D.Mills. (2003). "Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names". [[Oxford University Press]].
4. "Haverigg {{!}} Co-Curate".
5. "Haverigg Inshore Rescue". Haverigg Inshore Rescue.
6. "Cumbria's first ever aqua park set to open in Haverigg".
7. "Millom Town Council".
8. "Haverigg Prison".

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