St Bees facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Bees |
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.JPG) St Bees Head |
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 St Bees
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| Population | 1,801 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NX971115 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST. BEES |
| Postcode district | CA27 |
| Dialling code | 01946 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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St Bees is a coastal village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Copeland district of Cumbria, England, on the Irish Sea. It was originally in the historic county of Cumberland.
Within the parish is St Bees Head which is the only Heritage Coast between Wales and Scotland which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is an RSPB reserve and has the largest seabird colony in north-west England. St Bees Lighthouse stands on the North Head which is the most westerly point of Northern England..
St Bees is a popular holiday destination due to the coastline and proximity to the Western Lake District. In the village there is the Norman St Bees Priory, and St Bees School founded in 1583. The Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk starts from the north end of St Bees Bay. The village is served by the Cumbrian Coast Railway.
Images for kids
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St Bees Priory: The Norman west door
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St Bees Priory
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St Bees School
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Two diesel passenger trains crossing at St Bees railway station
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St Bees beach from the South Head
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Start of the Coast to Coast Walk at the beach at St Bees
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St Bees promenade and bay looking south
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St Bees: 19th-century railway station and 16th-century road bridge
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Mid Main Street
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St George and the Dragon war memorial
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Archbishop Edmund Grindal's birthplace, Cross Hill
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Main Street looking north from Cross Hill
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St Bees South Head at sunset
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Village history display at the priory
See also
In Spanish: St Bees para niños
