Greenodd
Geenodd village, now by-passed by the main A590 road to Barrow, was until 1869 a flourishing little port handling cargoes of slate, copper and lead from mines in the Lake District.
Greenodd is the northernmost port on Morecambe Bay, had an increase in trade in 1819 with the opening of a turnpike road between Levens Bridge and Ulverston.
Still, its advantage was lost with the opening of the Furness Railway.
Much of the road had been ‘floated’ on bundles of juniper taken from Whitbarrow.
During the 18th century, there was no finer or busier scene than the estuary of the Leven. In fact, Greenodd was one of the busiest shipbuilding yards in England.
As mentioned minerals such as slate, iron, and copper ore were transported to this former port, close to Ulverston, and ready for loading at the quays.
Today, not much remains of the once-busy shipbuilding yards of the late 18th century.
There are few signs of the former commercial trade. The Ship Inn is one of the few as it had once been a warehouse on the quayside.
Tall ships tied up here at the edge of the estuary ready to sail out into Morecambe Bay.
Shipping more or less finished a little after 1868 when the Furness Branch Line was opened from Ulverston to Lakeside Station.
The picnic area by the side of the A590 is a great place for birdwatching.
You will see all kinds of wildfowl including waders, terns, gulls, oyster-catchers, curlews, and, mallards, and many more varieties of birdlife.
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