Burneside

Burneside
Burneside Hall
Burneside
Location in South Lakeland
Burneside
Location within Cumbria
Population1,888 (2011.Ward)
OS grid referenceSD515925
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA9
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Burneside (/ˈbɜːrnisd/) is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Kendal and to the south east of Staveley, on the River Kent, just upstream from the confluence of the River Sprint. It has about 3,000 inhabitants. By the time of the 2011, Census Burneside had been transformed into an electoral ward only. The population of this ward was 1,888. The majority of the population are now recorded as living in Strickland Ketel parish.

Burneside railway station is situated on the Windermere Branch Line, with services to Windermere to the north west, Oxenholme on the West Coast Main Line, and Lancaster to the south. Burneside is around 10 miles (16 km) from the M6 motorway.