Rosside

Rosside is a small village in Cumbria, England, on the outskirts of Ulverston. The village consists of around 15 houses, all contained in an area of around 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft). Rosside is part of the Ulverston parish, as are the neighbouring villages of Pennington, Swarthmoor and Loppergarth.

Rosside
Rosside Location in South Lakeland Rosside Location within Cumbria
Population	43 (2001)
OS grid reference	SD 27155 78640
Civil parish	Ulverston
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROSSIDE
Postcode district	LA12
Dialling code	01229
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Barrow and Furness

Geography

Rosside is loosely split into two areas, 'Little' (La'al) Rosside and 'Great' Rosside. These two groups of buildings are split by the stream running through the village, which is fed by the Barton reservoir at the Spade Forge.

Places of interest

A local landmark is Rosside Dam. Built to power the water wheel of the Lancashire Spade Company forge.

Rosside has a few historical buildings to be noted:

• Rosside House, built in 1729 and its adjoining coach house
• The old iron forge with its rustic watermill and waterfalls
• The Telephone Box, which is an original 1953 edition Location of the Cow Ear music video Telephone Box.

References

• OS:2500 gazetteer
• Ulverston Post Office records: Villages surrounding Ulverston
• Flooding in Rosside