House For Sale £130,000
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Kirkby-in-Furness, generally referred to simply as Kirkby locally, is a village in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it's located close to the Lake District National Park. It is about 3 miles (5 km) south of Broughton in Furness, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Ulverston and 9 miles (14 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is one of the largest villages on the peninsula's north-western coast, looking out over the Duddon Estuary.
Kirkby is a collection of six different hamlets, namely: Soutergate, Wall End, Beck Side, Sand Side, Marshside and Chapels
The village has a primary school - Burlington Church of England Primary School- and most older children attend Victoria High School at Ulverston with a few attending Dowdales School in Dalton-in-Furness and John Ruskin School in Coniston.
There is a corner shop, a post office adjacent to the shop and a service station, [4] all centrally located in Kirkby at Four Lane Ends and a cafe that is open three days a week - Sunday to Tuesday only - opposite the railway station. There is also a surgery on the road between Four Lane Ends and the railway station.[5]
It has three places of worship: The parish church, St Cuthbert's in Beck Side; a methodist church in Marshside and a Church of Christ meeting house at Wall End.
The village has two pubs, the Burlington Inn at Four Lane Ends and The Ship Inn, which dates from 1691, near the railway station.
There is a community centre in Beck Side - refurbished in 2019/20 - with changing rooms for the adjacent recreation ground which has a cricket pitch, a football pitch, a crown bowling green, two hard tennis courts and a children's playground. There is also the old village hall, the Beck Side Rooms, in the old, converted, school buildings.
Sport & leisure
The cricket club, football club, bowls club and tennis club are all based at the recreation ground in Beck Side.
The Kirkby in Furness Cricket Club play league fixtures on a Saturday in the Cumbria Cricket League Division 1 and also midweek fixtures on a Wednesday night in the Furness Cricket League Kirkby United Football Club play in the Furness Premier League; Kirkby-in-Furness Bowls club play a number of competitive matches throughout the summer months and Kirkby Tennis Club compete in the Duddon Tennis League.
Transport
Kirkby is situated on the A595 giving direct access to Askam, Dalton-in-Furness and Barrow-in-Furness to the south and villages and towns on the Cumbria Coast to Whitehaven and beyond.
There is a limited bus service for Kirkby, the Blueworks X7 service, running on Wednesdays and Fridays only with the morning bus originating at Coniston and the afternoon bus returning to the same location.This allows a brief return journey to Askam, Dalton and Barrow, the return service leaving Barrow a little over two and a half hours after the inbound service arrives.
Kirkby-in-Furness station is a request stop on the Cumbrian Coast Line, with the rail service being provided by Northern. There are regular services southbound to Barrow-in-Furness, a few services continuing further along the Furness Line e.g. To Lancaster, while most northbound services go to Carlisle, a few services not continuing the whole way e.g. To Millom.
Property Description
Living Room - 4.544m x 3.165m Tastefully decorated throughout with open multi fuel fire which offers open plan living. Duel aspect double glazed windows.
Kitchen/ Diner - 4.540m x 3.080m Brand new kitchen with all integrated appliances with breakfast island and door leading to the garden. Under stairs storage.
Bedroom One - 4.571m x 3.170m Neutrally decorated double bedroom with front and rear aspect windows with views of the Estuary and Lake District Mountains.
Airing cupboard housing the hot water tank and additional storage cupboard with shelving.
Bedroom Two - 4.122m x 2.781m A good sized bedroom with beautiful views of the Lake Districk.
Shower Room -New Suite comprising; corner shower cubicle, WC and wash hand basin.
Council Tax Band B by South Lakeland Authority and Gas Central Heating.
Kirkby-in-Furness, generally referred to simply as Kirkby locally, is a village in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it's located close to the Lake District National Park. It is about 3 miles (5 km) south of Broughton in Furness, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Ulverston and 9 miles (14 km) north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is one of the largest villages on the peninsula's north-western coast, looking out over the Duddon Estuary.
Kirkby is a collection of six different hamlets, namely: Soutergate, Wall End, Beck Side, Sand Side, Marshside and Chapels
The village has a primary school - Burlington Church of England Primary School- and most older children attend Victoria High School at Ulverston with a few attending Dowdales School in Dalton-in-Furness and John Ruskin School in Coniston.
There is a corner shop, a post office adjacent to the shop and a service station, [4] all centrally located in Kirkby at Four Lane Ends and a cafe that is open three days a week - Sunday to Tuesday only - opposite the railway station. There is also a surgery on the road between Four Lane Ends and the railway station.[5]
It has three places of worship: The parish church, St Cuthbert's in Beck Side; a methodist church in Marshside and a Church of Christ meeting house at Wall End.
The village has two pubs, the Burlington Inn at Four Lane Ends and The Ship Inn, which dates from 1691, near the railway station.
There is a community centre in Beck Side - refurbished in 2019/20 - with changing rooms for the adjacent recreation ground which has a cricket pitch, a football pitch, a crown bowling green, two hard tennis courts and a children's playground. There is also the old village hall, the Beck Side Rooms, in the old, converted, school buildings.
Sport & leisure
The cricket club, football club, bowls club and tennis club are all based at the recreation ground in Beck Side.
The Kirkby in Furness Cricket Club play league fixtures on a Saturday in the Cumbria Cricket League Division 1 and also midweek fixtures on a Wednesday night in the Furness Cricket League Kirkby United Football Club play in the Furness Premier League; Kirkby-in-Furness Bowls club play a number of competitive matches throughout the summer months and Kirkby Tennis Club compete in the Duddon Tennis League.
Transport
Kirkby is situated on the A595 giving direct access to Askam, Dalton-in-Furness and Barrow-in-Furness to the south and villages and towns on the Cumbria Coast to Whitehaven and beyond.
There is a limited bus service for Kirkby, the Blueworks X7 service, running on Wednesdays and Fridays only with the morning bus originating at Coniston and the afternoon bus returning to the same location.This allows a brief return journey to Askam, Dalton and Barrow, the return service leaving Barrow a little over two and a half hours after the inbound service arrives.
Kirkby-in-Furness station is a request stop on the Cumbrian Coast Line, with the rail service being provided by Northern. There are regular services southbound to Barrow-in-Furness, a few services continuing further along the Furness Line e.g. To Lancaster, while most northbound services go to Carlisle, a few services not continuing the whole way e.g. To Millom.
Property Description
Living Room - 4.544m x 3.165m Tastefully decorated throughout with open multi fuel fire which offers open plan living. Duel aspect double glazed windows.
Kitchen/ Diner - 4.540m x 3.080m Brand new kitchen with all integrated appliances with breakfast island and door leading to the garden. Under stairs storage.
Bedroom One - 4.571m x 3.170m Neutrally decorated double bedroom with front and rear aspect windows with views of the Estuary and Lake District Mountains.
Airing cupboard housing the hot water tank and additional storage cupboard with shelving.
Bedroom Two - 4.122m x 2.781m A good sized bedroom with beautiful views of the Lake Districk.
Shower Room -New Suite comprising; corner shower cubicle, WC and wash hand basin.
Council Tax Band B by South Lakeland Authority and Gas Central Heating.
