Kirksanton

{{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 = King William IV Free House (geograph 4226878).jpg | static_image_caption = King William IV Free House, Kirksanton | coordinates = {{coord|54.215|-3.320|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Kirksanton | population = | population_ref = | civil_parish = Whicham | unitary_england = Cumberland | lieutenancy_england = Cumbria | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Barrow and Furness | post_town = MILLOM | postcode_district = LA18 | postcode_area = LA | dial_code = 01229 | os_grid_reference = SD139807 | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Copeland | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Copeland Borough }}

'''Kirksanton''' (meaning "church of Saint Sanctan") is a village on the A5093 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom, and the villages of Silecroft and Whicham.

In April 2009, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband included Kirksanton in a list of eleven potential new nuclear power plants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7999471.stm|title=New nuclear site options unveiled|last=Black|first=Richard|date=15 April 2009|work=BBC News|access-date=18 October 2010}}</ref> The site was ruled out by the new Government's Energy Secretary Chris Huhne in October 2010 when the list of potential sites was reduced to eight, Braystones the only other potential new nuclear site at the time, was subsequently rejected also.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11564152|title=Nuclear power: Eight sites identified for future plants|date=18 October 2010|work=BBC News|accessdate=18 October 2010}}</ref>

The village is located just outside the Lake District National Park.

==Governance== Kirksanton is within the Barrow and Furness UK parliamentary constituency.

Kirksanton does not have its own parish council; instead it's part of Whicham Parish Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whichamparishcouncil.org.uk/|title= Whicham Parish Council}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/millom-rural Cumbria County History Trust: Millom, Rural] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Whicham