# Brigsteer

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{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| static_image_name        = The Wheatsheaf Hotel Brigsteer - geograph.org.uk - 1053275.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Wheatsheaf Inn
| coordinates              = {{coord|54.299|-2.801|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Brigsteer
| civil_parish             = [Helsington](/source/Helsington)
|unitary_england = [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness)
|lieutenancy_england = [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria)
| region                   = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [Westmorland and Lonsdale](/source/Westmorland_and_Lonsdale_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town                = KENDAL
| postcode_district        = LA8
| postcode_area            = LA
| dial_code                = 01539
| os_grid_reference        = SD4889
}}

'''Brigsteer''' is a village in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England.

On 1 August 2016 it was included in the Lake District National Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-parks-extensions-to-the-lake-district-and-yorkshire-dales-parks|title=National Parks: extensions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales Parks|publisher=[DEFRA](/source/Department_for_Environment%2C_Food_and_Rural_Affairs)|date=23 October 2015|accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref>

==Politics==
In 1974, under the [Local Government Act 1972](/source/Local_Government_Act_1972), Brigsteer became part of the [South Lakeland](/source/South_Lakeland) district. South Lakeland was abolished in 2023 and it is now part of the [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness) unitary authority area.

Brigsteer is part of the [Westmorland and Lonsdale](/source/Westmorland_and_Lonsdale) parliamentary constituency for which [Tim Farron](/source/Tim_Farron) is the current [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament), representing the [Liberal Democrats](/source/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)).<ref>[https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/tim_farron/westmorland_and_lonsdale Tim Farron "TheyWorkForYou" listing]</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Cumbria}}
*[Listed buildings in Helsington](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Helsington)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Brigsteer}}

{{Cumbria}}

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Category:Villages in Cumbria

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