Thornthwaite

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Thornthwaite
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St. Mary's Church, Thornthwaite
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Thornthwaite
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
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Thornthwaite
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY222254
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Region
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KESWICK
Postcode district CA12
Dialling code 017687
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54°37′05″N3°12′14″W / 54.618133°N 3.203974°W / 54.618133; -3.203974

Thornthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is just off the A66 road, south of Bassenthwaite Lake and within the Lake District National Park. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) by road from Keswick. [1] In 1861 the township had a population of 153. [2] The place-name contains thwaite ("clearing"). [3]

For administrative purposes, Stair lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. It is within the Penrith and Solway constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament. [1]

St Mary's Church is located a short distance east of the village. It was built in 1831, replacing an earlier church of c.1760 on the same site. [4] The Church is a Grade II listed building. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "History of Thornthwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Smith, Albert Hugh (1962). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. University Press. þveit […] Sarthwaite, Slaithwaite, Smorthwaite
  4. ↑ "Church of St Mary, Thornthwaite | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY, Above Derwent (1144575)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 March 2020.


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