Burgh by Sands

54.9212 - 3.060315Koordinaten: 54 ° 55 'N, 3 ° 4' W

Burgh by Sands [ bɹʌf ] is a municipality in the district of the City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, near the Solway Firth. The municipality comprises the villages of Burgh by Sands, Long Burgh, Dykesfield, Boulstead Hill, Moorhouse and Thurstonfield.

In 2001, Burgh by Sands had 1143 inhabitants.

History

Hadrian's Wall runs through the village, here there was at that time a Roman fort, Aballava. The English king Edward I died on 7 July 1307 to Marsh Burgh on his last campaign against the Scots, and was buried in the dating from the 12th century church until he was transferred to the Westminster Abbey.