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Calder Bridge
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Calder Bridge (also Calderbridge) is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder.[1]
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Calder Bridge | |
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![]() Main road through Calder Bridge | |
OS grid reference | NY0406 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SEASCALE |
Postcode district | CA20 |
Dialling code | 01946 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
54°26′25.5″N 3°28′45″W |
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It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956.[2] The village contains the Grade II listed St Bridget's Church, the Grade II listed Pelham House (formerly Ponsonby Hall) and the Stanley Arms inn.