Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel | |
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![]() Lindale Church | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 842 (2011 census) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel, formerly Upper Allithwaite (sometimes Allithwaite Upper) [1] is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. [2] The spelling Lindale and Newton in Cartmel, without hyphens, is used by the parish council. [3]
The parish includes the villages of Lindale, High Newton and Low Newton and lies north of Grange-over-Sands. [3]
The parish has an area of 1,390.08 hectares (3,435.0 acres) and in the UK census 2011 had a population of 842. [4]
Upper Allithwaite was formerly a township in the parish of Cartmel, [5] in 1866 Upper Allithwaite became a civil parish in its own right. [6] The parish was renamed from "Upper Allithwaite" to "Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel" on 16 April 2018 [7] as the new name provides a clearer description of the geographical area. [8] [9]
There are 15 listed buildings or structures in the parish, including St Paul's church, Lindale and the grade II* listed Barrow Wife, a former Quaker meeting house dated 1677 and now a private house. [1] [10]