Halfpenny, Cumbria

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54°16′48″N2°42′52″W / 54.28000°N 2.71444°W / 54.28000; -2.71444

Halfpenny is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stainton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located roughly two and a half miles south east of Kendal. [1] There is notably a ford over St Sunday's Beck, a tributary to the River Bela. [2] Until sometime in the 20th century, there was also a watermill – Halfpenny Mill – in the village, which was by the mid-19th century producing flax, and then coconut matting, paper, and sweet manufacture. [3] Halfpenny is accessible off of the A65.

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References

  1. "Halfpenny, Cumbria | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. "Stainton Beck - St. Sunday's Beck | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  3. "Stainton | Cumbria County History Trust". www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-17.