Back Silverdale (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera, Lancashire) CEB Silverdale, Swydd Gaerhirfryn Welsh Silverdale (Lancashire) German Silverdale (Lancashire) Spanish سیلوردیل، لانکاشر Persian Silverdale (Lancashire) French Silverdale (Lancashire) Italian Silverdale (Lancashire) LLD Silverdale (Lancashire) Dutch Silverdale (Lancashire) Polish
| Silverdale | |
|---|---|
 Chimney near Jenny Brown's Point | |
  Silverdale Location in the City of Lancaster district  Silverdale Location on Morecambe Bay  Silverdale Location within Lancashire | |
| Area | 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 1,519 (2011) |
| • Density | 122/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SD460749 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARNFORTH |
| Postcode district | LA5 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Silverdale is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. The village stands on Morecambe Bay, near the border with Cumbria, 4.5 miles (7 km) north west of Carnforth and 8.5 miles (14 km) of Lancaster. The parish had a population of 1,519 recorded in the 2011 census.
Silverdale forms part of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The RSPB's Leighton Moss nature reserve is close to the village train station.[2] The National Trust owns several pieces of land in the area.[3] The former Tarmac-owned Trowbarrow quarry is now a SSSI and popular climbing location.[4] The Lancashire Coastal Way footpath goes from Silverdale to Freckleton, and the Cumbria Coastal Way from Silverdale to Gretna.
It is served by nearby Silverdale railway station on the line from Lancaster to Barrow in Furness.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Silverdale Parish (1170215054)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Leighton Moss". RSPB. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Arnside and Silverdale". National Trust. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Arnside and Silverdale AONB Countryside Management Service. "Trowbarrow: the history, geology, wild life and rock climbs of Trowbarrow" (PDF). p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013.