Английская Википедия:Flookburgh
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Flookburgh is an ancient village on the Cartmel peninsula in Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire and being close to Morecambe Bay, cockle and shrimp fishing plays a big part in village life. Flookburgh has a Haven Holidays site called Lakeland Leisure Park.
Flookburgh is sometimes thought to derive its name from a flat fish, known as the Fluke, found in the area. (Many people in Flookburgh say, in fact, that Flookburgh wasn't named after the Fluke; the Fluke was named after the village.) However, it is far more likely that the name is Norse, an adaptation of 'Flugga's Town'.
Location
Flookburgh is located Шаблон:Convert away from the nearest town, Grange-Over-Sands. Travelling by road, it is Шаблон:Convert to the south of Kendal, Шаблон:Convert to the east of Ulverston, Шаблон:Convert to the east of Barrow-in-Furness and Шаблон:Convert to the west of Lancaster.
Governance
Flookburgh is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency, of which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.[1]
For local government purposes, it is in the Grange and Cartmel ward of Westmorland and Furness and Lower Holker civil parish.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Holker, Lower (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Cross Bay Challenge from Flookburgh to Hest Bank by ITV's Keith Wilkinson (reporter)
- ITV Local report on Cross Bay Challenge from Flookburgh 2008
- The Cumbria Directory page on Flookburgh
