Lowther, Cumbria

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Lowther
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Lowther
Location within Cumbria
Population465 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference NY5323
Civil parish
  • Lowther
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA10
Dialling code 01931
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°35′49″N2°43′53″W / 54.5969°N 2.7314°W / 54.5969; -2.7314

Lowther is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. Within the parish are the settlements of Lowther Village, Newtown or Lowther Newtown, Hackthorpe, Whale, and Melkinthorpe. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 402, [2] increasing to 465 at the 2011 Census. [1]

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The parish council meets at the Lowther Parish Hall in Hackthorpe. Lowther Endowed Primary School is also at Hackthorpe.

Most of the land in the parish belongs to the Lowther family estates. The family seat of the Lowthers was formerly Lowther Castle which is now a ruin but set in spectacular parkland.

Hackthorpe once had its own magistrates' court which is now part of the village's pub.

A large part of the parish is within the Lake District National Park.

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lowther Parish (E04002551)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Lowther Parish (16UF042)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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