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Burgh by Sands
Burgh by Sands (pronounced as "Brough", ) is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England, situated near the Solway Firth. The parish includes the village of Burgh by Sands along with Longburgh, Dykesfield, Boustead Hill, Moorhouse and Thurstonfield.
According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,176.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish population 2011 )〕 The village is about seven miles (11 km) west of Carlisle city centre. The village has a primary school, a pub, a motor garage and a post office. It also has a statue of Edward I. Burgh was on the Carlisle Navigation canal from 1823 to 1853,〔David Ramshaw ''The Carlisle Navigation Canal'' P3 publications 1997 ISBN 0-9522098-5-3〕 after which it was served by the Port Carlisle railway, which was built on the bed of the canal, until its closure in 1932. From 1856 to 1964, railway trains operating on the Carlisle to Silloth line once again stopped at Burgh-by-sands station.〔http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/silloth_bay_railway_history.html〕
==Etymology==
Burgh is "doubtless so named from the 'burh' or fort on Hadrian's Wall which ended here." ('Burh' is Old English for 'fortified place', 'town' or 'manor house').
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