Whitwell and Selside

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Whitwell and Selside
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Whitwell and Selside
Location within Cumbria
Population198 (2001 census)
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°23′N2°43′W / 54.38°N 2.72°W / 54.38; -2.72

Whitwell and Selside is a former civil parish, now part of the parish of Selside and Fawcett Forest, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It did not have a parish council but a parish meeting. [1] The neighbouring parishes were Whinfell to the east, Skelsmergh and Strickland Roger to the south west, Kentmere and Longsleddale to the west and Shap Rural to the north. The main settlement was the village of Selside.

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In 2001 the parish had a population of 198. At the 2011 census Whitwell and Selside was grouped with both Fawcett Forest and Longsleddale giving a total population of 296. [2]

There were 14 listed buildings or structures in the parish, including the grade II*, 14th-century, Selside Hall. [3] [4]

Whitwell and Selside was a township until 1866 when it became a separate civil parish. [5] On 1 April 2020 the parish was abolished and merged with Fawcett Forest to form "Selside and Fawcett Forest". [6]

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References

  1. "Whitwell & Selside Parish Meeting". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Whitwell and Selside Parish (E04002660)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "Advanced search". National Heritage List for England . Historic England. Retrieved 6 March 2016.Enter parish name to search
  4. Historic England. "Selside Hall and attached outbuilding (1311671)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. "Relationships and changes Whitwell and Selside CP/Tn/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. "The South Lakeland District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2020" (PDF). South Lakeland District Council . Retrieved 22 October 2020.

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