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Braystones

Village in Cumbria, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image	Braystones - geograph.org.uk - 55346.jpg
static_image_caption	Braystones
coordinates
official_name	Braystones
civil_parish	Lowside Quarter
unitary_england	Cumberland
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Whitehaven and Workington
post_town	BECKERMET
postcode_district	CA21
postcode_area	CA
dial_code	01946
os_grid_reference	NY0005
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Copeland
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Copeland Borough

Braystones is a village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. It is located on the Irish Sea coast, on edge of the Lake District National Park, around 38.6 mi north of Barrow-in-Furness, 9.9 mi south of Whitehaven and 50.8 mi south west of Carlisle.

Traditionally a scattered community based on agriculture, it has grown considerably during the 20th century by firstly, the construction of holiday cabins on the beach, and latterly by the creation of large caravan parks. It has long been a popular holiday area.

Governance

Braystones is in the parliamentary constituency of Whitehaven and Workington.

The village has its own Parish Council; Lowside Quarter Parish Council.

Nuclear

In 2009, Braystones was approved by the British government as a site for a new nuclear power station. However, the site was ruled out by Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne in October 2010 for environmental reasons with the former government's list of eleven potential sites reduced to eight.

Transport

Braystones railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line and has been served by the railway since 1850.

Gallery

Image:Nethertown Railway Dwellings, Caravan Park and Sellafield - geograph.org.uk - 1067039.jpg|Braystones from the north Image:Braystones beach - geograph.org.uk - 573139.jpg|Braystones beach image:South view just off Braystones Station. - geograph.org.uk - 97367.jpg|Cumbrian Coast rail line at Braystones image:Braystones beach, Cumbria - geograph.org.uk - 90406.jpg|Braystones beach

References

"Lowside Quarter Parish Council".
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8349715.stm Go-ahead for 10 nuclear stations], BBC News, 9 November 2009
(18 October 2010). "Nuclear power: Eight sites identified for future plants". [[BBC News]].

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