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 Hampsfell House Hotel 
Hampsfell Road, Grange-over-sands
User review: 8.50. From GBP 45.00
 Graythwaite Manor Hotel
Fernhill, Grange-over-sands
User review: 8.22. From GBP 39.00
 Cumbria Grand Hotel
Lindale Rd, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria
User review: 7.10. From GBP 40.00
 Grange Hotel
Station Square, Grange-over-sands, Cumbria
User review: 8.60. From GBP 99.00
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Coordinates: 54°11′24″N 2°54′57″W / 54.19, -2.9158
Grange-over-Sands is a town by the sea or depending on the state of the extensive tide, sands, in Cumbria, England. Historically, Grange-over-Sands was part of the County of Lancashire until 1974, when Cumbria was created under Local Government re-organisation which absorbed the area previously referred to as "Lancashire North of the Sands". The town is still part of the County Palatine of Lancashire and forms part of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The town developed from a small fishing village in the Victorian era with the arrival of the railway as it became a popular seaside resort, lying on Morecambe Bay, across the sands from Morecambe itself.
The River Kent used to flow past the town's mile-long Promenade, subsequently the river has switched its course to the Arnside side of the estuary, allowing nature to develop the "sands" (mudflats, in truth, with dangerous quicksands at uncertain points) into a grass meadow now frequently grazed over by small flocks of sheep. More recently due to sustained easterly winds in the early part of 2007, the river has begun to switch its course back across the bay, and it remains to see whether the 'sheep-meadows' survive.
Above the town is Hampsfield Fell, crowned by 'Hampsfell Hospice', a sturdy limestone tower monument offering shelter to the rain-drenched walker, as well as the finest viewpoint of all the foothills of the outlying southern Lakeland fells. On the roof, a large compass pointer and list of peaks identify the greater and lesser landmarks in the magnificent panorama. Inside, painted boards commemorate its construction, praise the view and welcome the visitor.
Adjacent to Grange are Lindale, to the north-east, Cartmel to the north-west, with its Priory to which the village was once the 'grange' or farm, and Allithwaite to the west. The country house Holker Hall, which was built on land which once belonged to Cartmel Priory, is nearby. The stables at Holker Hall house the Lakeland Motor Museum.
Grange-over-Sands railway station, which serves the town, is situated on the Furness Line, giving connections to Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to the west, and Lancaster, Preston and Manchester to the east.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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