Finsthwaite

Finsthwaite
St. Peter's Church, Finsthwaite
Finsthwaite Location in South Lakeland Show map of the former South Lakeland district Finsthwaite Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD366878
Civil parish	Colton
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ULVERSTON
Postcode district	LA12
Dialling code	015395
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°16′55″N2°58′19″W / 54.282°N 2.972°W / 54.282; -2.972

Finsthwaite is a small village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located near the Furness Fells and Windermere. Finsthwaite has a place of worship, St Peter's Church, and a Bobbin Mill called Stott Park Bobbin Mill, now a working museum.

Finsthwaite is in the civil parish of Colton. ^[1]

History

A picture of Finsthwaite in the eighteenth century is found in the account book of one of its residents. ^[2]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Colton, Cumbria

References

1. "Home page". Colton Parish Council. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
2. Martin, Janet D (1997). The account book of Clement Taylor of Finsthwaite, 1712-1742. Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. ISBN   0902593382.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Colton (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• http://www.english-lakes.com/finsthwaite.html