Bridekirk is just outside the Lake District National Park (1 mile (1.6 km) by road) and is not far from the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.

[12] The pie chart on the right shows the earliest available information on the proportion of Bridekirk's workforce in each of four broad categories.

Retail and handicrafts included workers employed in small businesses producing and selling goods.

The manufacturing category is small because the category mainly includes large-scale production and although 1831 was in the period of the Industrial Revolution, Bridekirk, being a small town, did not have a high number of factories or a large workforce for large-scale production.

[16] Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, St Bridget's Church was owned by Gisborough Priory in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

The font has interlaced carvings and portrays the story of Adam and Eve and also shows Christ's baptism.

It was previously part of the Broughton St Bridget's electoral ward of Allerdale Borough Council.

[23] Within the Bridekirk area the only public transport was a bus service, but recent budget cuts have led to this being discontinued.

[24][25] The nearest main road is the A595 which goes directly north-east to Carlisle, approximately 24.7 miles (39.8 km) from Bridekirk.