Bridgefoot

This article is about the village in Cumbria, England. For the village in Angus, Scotland, see Bridgefoot, Angus.

Bridgefoot
The Dukes Head public house, Bridgefoot, now known as the Duke of Cumberland
Bridgefoot Location within Cumbria
Population	<500
OS grid reference	NY0529
Civil parish	Greysouthen Little Clifton
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Workington
Postcode district	CA14
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Copeland

Bridgefoot is a village in Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, near the Lake District National Park in England. It is situated at the confluence of the River Marron and Lostrigg Beck, approximately 1 mile south of the River Derwent. To the south it is seamlessly joined with the village of Little Clifton.

Governance

Bridgefoot, is part of the Whitehaven and Workington constituency of the UK parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Bridgefoot has its own Parish Council; Greysouthen Parish Council.

Transport

As of March 2026, 2 routes serve the village, both are run by Stagecoach, the 600 to Whitehaven or Carlisle via Wigton. The second route is the X5 to Workington or to Penrith via Cockermouth and Keswick.