Broughton Town Hall

Duddon Parish Council

Welcome to the Duddon Parish Council web site!

The Organisation

Duddon Parish is situated in South West Cumbria, mainly within the Lake District National Park, and was formed in 1976 to incorporate the old parishes of:

Parish Councils are the grassroots level of the local government structure:

The Council comprises 10 Councillors and meets every month on the fourth Thursday in the Victory Hall, Broughton-in-Furness. 

The Parish

The Parish stretches from the summit of Wrynose Pass in the North to the Duddon Estuary on Morecambe Bay in the South.

Broughton-in-Furness

The main town within the parish is the small ancient market town of Broughton-in-Furness, which has a Charter dating back to 1575. For details of the town, events and accommodation please use the Broughton web site at:      

              www.broughton-in-furness.co.uk

              http://www.lakedistrictinformation.com/

which is sponsored and maintained by Broughton and District Chamber of Trade.

The Valleys

Contained within the wide boundaries of the parish are the Duddon Valley, much beloved by Wordsworth,  the secluded Lickle Valley, the beautiful Woodland Valley and the marshes of Angerton on the Duddon Estuary. 

The Communities

The main hamlets in these valleys comprise:

Thanks to Mrs Enid B Greenhalgh for allowing the reproduction of line drawings 
from
Broughton-in-Furness - A Guide and History

This web site is owned by Duddon Parish Council, was last updated on 27-Aug-2008.
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and is maintained by Mike Dearden

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