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Welcome to Duddon Parish Council

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 Broughton West, Seathwaite with Dunnerdale and Angerton.

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. 

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 Woodland, Broughton Mills, Ulpha, Dunnerdale, Seathwaite, Cockley Beck & Angerton.

28 May 2026

Parish Council AGM

Rankin Room, Victory Hall Thursday 7:30 pm View Details

Latest Parish News

Road Closure

13

May 2026
road closure

A temporary road closure has been put in place to allow BT Openreach to carry out utility works which are expected to commence 21st May 2026 and anticipated to take 1 day to complete.

Please see below details of the extents of the restriction and any alternative route which may be in place, the relevant legal notice can be viewed at https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/4587/site-notice_09a2a502ec.pdf and a location plan clearly showing these extents can be found on one.network via link https://one.network/?tm=GB148775842

Location: A593, Broughton-in-Furness, from its junction with the C5010, extending in a south westerly direction for approx. 1 kilometre.

Alternative Route: A suitable alternative route will be signed and made available via the unrestricted sections of the A593, A5084, A5092, A595. A way for pedestri

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Temp Road Closure

27

April 2026
road closure

A temporary road closure has been put in place to allow Westmorland and Furness Highways to carry out cattle grid replacement works which are expected to commence 11th May 2026 and anticipated to take 2 weeks to complete.

Please see below details of the extents of the restriction(s) and any alternative route(s) which may be in place, the relevant legal notice can be viewed at https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/4587/site-notice_0e72980b9b.pdf and a location plan clearly showing these extents can be found on one.network via link https://one.network/?tm=GB149223805

Location: U5032 Cockley Beck, Seathwaite, from its junction with the U5032, extending in a southerly direction for approx. 25 metres.

Alternative Route: There is no suitable alternative route available for vehicles. A way for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained at all times.

N.B Passage for Emergency Vehicles will not be maintained for the duration of this restriction.

Should you have any queries in relation to this temporary Order please contact the Highways Hotline by calling 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland & Furness Council website, quoting the reference TTROW/18777
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