Braystones
| Braystones | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Braystones | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY006060 |
| Location: | 54°26’23"N, 3°31’58"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Beckermet |
| Postcode: | CA21 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Copeland |
Braystones is a village in Cumberland on the Irish Sea coast. It is at the lowest road bridge on the River Ehen, downstream of Egremont, just as the river begins to run parallel to the shore towards Seascale, chased by the coastal railway line.
Traditionally a scattered community based on agriculture, it has grown considerably during the 20th century by firstly, the construction of holiday cabins on the beach, and latterly by the creation of large caravan parks. It has long been a popular holiday area.
Nuclear power
In 2009, Braystones was approved by the government as a site for a new nuclear power station.[1] However, the site was ruled out by then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in October 2010, for environmental reasons, with the previous government's list of eleven potential sites reduced to eight.[2]
Transport
Braystones railway station is on the coastal railway line, and has been served by the railway since 1850.
Pictures
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Braystones from the north -
Braystones beach -
Railway line at Braystones -
Braystones beach
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Braystones) |
References
- ↑ Go-ahead for 10 nuclear stations, BBC News, 9 November 2009
- ↑ "Nuclear power: Eight sites identified for future plants". BBC News. 18 October 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11564152. Retrieved 18 October 2010.