Editing Arnside (section)

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| static_image_name        = Arnside123.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Arnside on the [[River Kent]]
| country                  = England
| official_name            = Arnside
| coordinates              = {{coord|54.199|-2.832|display=inline,title}}
| population               = 2,334
| population_ref           = ''(2011)''<ref name=census2011/>
| civil_parish             = Arnside
| unitary_england = [[Westmorland and Furness]]
| lieutenancy_england = [[Cumbria]]
| region                   = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [[Morecambe and Lunesdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Morecambe and Lunesdale]]
| post_town                = CARNFORTH
| postcode_district        = LA5
| postcode_area            = LA
| dial_code                = 01524
| os_grid_reference        = SD4578
| pushpin_map              = United Kingdom South Lakeland#United Kingdom Morecambe Bay
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the former South Lakeland district##Location on Morecambe Bay
}}

'''Arnside''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Westmorland and Furness]], [[Cumbria]], England. It is [[Historic counties of England|historically]] part of [[Westmorland]], near the border with [[Lancashire]], England. The [[Lake District]] [[National parks of England and Wales|National Park]] is located a few miles north. Travelling by road, Arnside is {{convert|10|mi|km}} to the south of [[Kendal]], {{convert|25.3|mi|km}} to the east of [[Ulverston]], {{convert|35.2|mi|km}} to the east of [[Barrow-in-Furness]], {{convert|13 |mi|km}} to the north of [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] and {{convert|14.3|mi|km}} to the east of [[Grange-over-Sands]]. In the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]] the parish had a population of 2,301,<ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=16UG003|title=Arnside Parish|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> increasing at the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]] to 2,334.<ref name=census2011>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002442|title=Arnside Parish|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref>

It faces the estuary of the [[River Kent]] on the north-eastern corner of [[Morecambe Bay]], within the [[Arnside and Silverdale]] [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] and is overlooked by [[Arnside Knott]], a [[Marilyn (hill)|hill]] that rises out of the estuary. A detailed account of the wildlife of the Arnside and Silverdale AONB is provided by John Wilson and Peter Lennon.<ref>John Wilson and Peter Lennon 'The Wildlife of the Arnside-Silverdale Area' 1978</ref> Mammals include red squirrel and otter, breeding birds at the time of publication included the bittern which is still found in the area.

The village has been attractive to visitors since the 19th century but never developed as a traditional seaside resort. Writing in ''[[The Local Historian]]'', Caunce describes it as "an unwitting pioneer of eco-tourism", with visitors attracted by the scenery and in particular [[Arnside Knott]].<ref name="caunce">{{cite journal |last1=Caunce |first1=Steven |title='Cumbria's secret resort': how Arnside became a pioneer of eco-tourism |journal=[[The Local Historian]] |date=January 2023 |volume=53 |issue=1 |pages=29–42}} ''Will be [https://www.balh.org.uk/publication-tlh-the-local-historian-volume-53-number-1-january-2023 available online] after 53(2) is published.''</ref>