Burthwaite is a village in
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
, England.
The history of Burthwaite is synonymous with the history of Blackhall Park Estate
also called Blackwell Park in some records. Until recent times the owner of Blackhall Park
also owned all eight cottages, the two farms of
Orchard House
Orchard House is a historic house museum in Concord, Massachusetts, United States, opened to the public on May 27, 1912. It was the longtime home of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888) and his family, including his daughter Louisa May Alcott (1832 ...
, Burthwaite Croft and the
small holding of Burthwaite Villa (now Thwaite House). A website of the history researched by villagers is at http://burthwaite.weebly.com/
This historical report begins with the birth of John Pearson christened on 23 Oct 1787 son of Adam Pearson farmer of Bell Bridge
Sebergham
Sebergham is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria. It is located on the B5305, south of Carlisle and south-east of Wigton. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 365.
St Mary's Church is medieval in ori ...
, his wife Elizabeth.
Villages in Cumbria
City of Carlisle
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