Bransty
| Bransty | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Whitehaven Harbour from Bransty | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NX978194 |
| Location: | 54°33’35"N, 3°34’54"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 5,009 (2011) |
| Post town: | Whitehaven |
| Postcode: | CA28 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Copeland |
Bransty is a suburb of Whitehaven in Cumberland, which has developed as an average sized housing estate. The centre of it, The Green, is a meeting place for children to play football and games. It contains three forests, built around North Road and South View Road and Earls Road. A primary school, Bransty School, stands at the top half of Bransty.
The suburb is on the coast front of the town with fantastic views which overlook Whitehaven's historic harbour and the Irish Sea, with views to Galloway and the Isle of Man on clear days.
Big Society
Bransty has a Royal British Legion club which in 2006 was the first in Britain to be revamped as a 'New British Legion Club'.[1]
Sport and leisure
- Football: Bransty Rangers, whose football pitch is behind the British Legion club
There is a small children's play park which is situated down from the football field, which have great views of the harbour and the sea.
References
- ↑ New British Legion Clubs evolve to survive: Eleanor Gregson in the Sunday Sun 16 December 2007