Lowick, Cumbria

Lowick
St Luke's Church
Lowick Location in South Lakeland Show map of the former South Lakeland district Lowick Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	227 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SD2986
Civil parish	Lowick
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	01229
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Barrow and Furness
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°16′05″N3°04′59″W / 54.268°N 3.083°W / 54.268; -3.083

Lowick is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Prior to 1 April 1974 it was part of Lancashire, the change being as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. From 1974 to 2023 it was in South Lakeland district. The village appears in records as early as 1202 as Lofwik, and later as Laufwik: the name derives from the Old Norse "Lauf-vík" (English: Leafy Bay).

In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 224, ^[2] increasing slightly at the 2011 census to 227. ^[1]

The parish is made up of several small hamlets including Beck Bottom, Lowick Bridge, Lowick Green and Woodgate. Lowick Green has a red phone box, one of a number surviving in rural Britain.

For hundreds of years, Lowick was a two-pub parish, with the "Red Lion" at Lowick Bridge and the "Farmer's Arms" at Lowick Green. However, from 2021, the Farmer's Arms is run as a community hub. ^[3]

The village had its own primary school until 2004 when Cumbria County Council closed the school with 18 pupils. ^[4] Numbers had fallen increasingly over the latter years and a number of local families already sent their children to larger schools nearby. ^[5]

There is an annual event in the village called the Lowick Show, known locally as the L'al Royal, which attracts visitors from nearby towns and villages. There are games, stalls, cattle, ferret and dog shows, as well as competitions for bakery, and arts and crafts.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Lowick, Cumbria

Further reading

Ekwall, Eilert , The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 305. ISBN   0198691033 .

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lowick Parish (E04002628)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 9 May 2021.
2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Lowick Parish (16UG045)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 9 May 2021.
3. Glover, Mike (20 July 2021). "The restoration one of the Lake District's oldest pubs". Great British Life. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
4. "Lowick CofE School, Ulverston: Schools in Ulverston".
5. "School Organisation Committee decide to close Lowick School : Cumbria County Council". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Lowick (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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