Sandside, Beetham

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Sandside
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The Ship Inn public house, photographed in 2008
Sandside is located in Cumbria
Sandside
Sandside
 Sandside shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference SD479810
Civil parish Beetham
District South Lakeland
Shire county Cumbria
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MILNTHORPE
Postcode district LA7
Dialling code 015395
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places
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Sandside is a hamlet near Storth in Beetham parish, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England.[1] Historically in Westmorland, it lies on the south shore of the estuary of the River Kent, between Arnside and Milnthorpe. There is one pub, The Ship, which is believed to date from 1671,[2] one restaurant, The Kingfisher, established in 1999,[3] and several commercial businesses.

Sandside lies within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A "Geotrail" leaflet has been published to guide visitors around the geology of the area.[4] Sandside quarry has operated since at least 1901,[5] and is now operated by Lafarge Tarmac, producing aggregate and asphalt.[6]

Sandside railway station, on the Hincaster Branch of the Furness Railway, was built in 1876 by Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The line closed to passengers in 1942 and the station has been demolished.

Until the building of the Arnside viaduct in 1857, Milnthorpe (upstream of Sandside) was a substantial port, handling cargoes including coal and guano. Its customs house was at Sandside, still existing as Crown Cottage with a datestone of 1728. Builders' merchants and other commercial operations occupy sites along the riverside which were previously used by the merchants of the port.[7]

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