Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel

Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel, formerly Upper Allithwaite (sometimes Allithwaite Upper) is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The spelling Lindale and Newton in Cartmel, without hyphens, is used by the parish council. The parish includes the villages of Lindale, High Newton and Low Newton and lies north of Grange-over-Sands. 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.

1. History

Upper Allithwaite was formerly a township in the parish of Cartmel, in 1866 Upper Allithwaite became a civil parish in its own right. The parish was renamed from "Upper Allithwaite" to "Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel" on 16 April 2018 as the new name provides a clearer description of the geographical area.

1. Listed buildings

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. References


1. Further reading

Farrer, William; Brownhill, J (1914). "Townships: Upper Allithwaite". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8. pp. 268–270.

1. External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Upper Allithwaite (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) "Lindale and Newton in Cartmel Parish Council website". "Upper Allithwaite". Genuki.

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Lower Allithwaite

Lower Allithwaite is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the villages of Allithwaite and Cartmel, the historic Cartmel Priory, Humphrey Head and Cartmel Racecourse. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,758, increasing at the 2011 census to 1,831. The name of the civil parish was changed to Allithwaite and Cartmel with effect from 29 July 2020.

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St Mary's Church, Allithwaite

St Mary's Church is in the village of Allithwaite, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Mary and St Michael, Cartmel, St Peter, Field Broughton, St John the Baptist, Flookburgh, St Paul, Grange-over-Sands, Grange Fell Church, Grange-Over-Sands, and St Paul, Lindale to form the benefice of Cartmel Peninsula. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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Allithwaite

Allithwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, located roughly 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of Grange-over-Sands. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Allithwaite, and the village of Cartmel situated to the north, are part of the civil parish of Lower Allithwaite. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,758, increasing to 1,831 at the 2011 Census. There is also a civil parish previously known as Upper Allithwaite which was renamed in 2018 as Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel, and includes Lindale, Low Newton and High Newton. The population of this parish at the 2011 Census was 843.

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Wraysholme Halt railway station

Wraysholme Halt was a railway station on the Furness Railway in the Furness exclave of Lancashire. Situated between Cark and Cartmel and Kents Bank the halt was not open to the public and was used by the British army's Territorial Force as a railhead for troops training at the Rougholme Rifle Range at nearby Humphrey Head.

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