Place:St. Bees, Cumberland, England

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NameSt. Bees
Alt namesSaint Beessource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Saint Begasource: BHA, Authority file (2003-)
St. Beessource: USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
TypeVillage
Coordinates54.483°N 3.583°W
Located inCumberland, England
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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St Bees is a coastal village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Copeland district of Cumbria, England, on the Irish Sea.

Within the parish is St Bees Head which is the only Heritage Coast between Wales and Scotland and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Headland is also an RSPB bird reserve and has the largest cliff-nesting seabird colony in north-west England. St Bees Lighthouse stands on the North Head which is the most westerly point of Northern England.

St Bees is a popular holiday destination due to the coastline and proximity to the Western Lake District. In the village there is St Bees Priory dating from 1120, and St Bees School founded in 1583. The Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk starts from St Bees and the National Trail, the England Coast Path, runs along the coast. The village is served by the Cumbrian Coast Railway.

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