Newby Bridge is a small hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere.

Newby Bridge
Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge
Newby Bridge Location in South Lakeland Show map of South Lakeland Newby Bridge Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD369861
Civil parish	Staveley-in-Cartmel
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ULVERSTON
Postcode district	LA12
Dialling code	015395
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.2672°N 2.9688°W / 54.2672; -2.9688

The hamlet is the site of an intermediate halt on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. A terrace of houses adjoining the railway were built by the Furness Railway for its workers. The A590 road runs through Newby Bridge connecting Barrow-in-Furness to the M6 motorway close to Kendal.

History

The name derives from the bridge over the River Leven.[1]

See also

• Listed buildings in Colton, Cumbria
• Listed buildings in Staveley-in-Cartmel

References

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