Crosthwaite and Lyth is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
South Lakeland
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. The population of the non-metropolitan district was 102,301 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 103,658 at the 2011 Census. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes ...
district of
Cumbria
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,
England
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. In the
2001 census the parish had a population of 562, increasing at the
2011 census to 618.
Governance
The village falls in the Lyth Valley
electoral ward
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. This ward stretches south to
Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of . In 1974, the second larges ...
with a total population of 2,180.
See also
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Listed buildings in Crosthwaite and Lyth
Crosthwaite and Lyth is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains 37 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of th ...
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Crosthwaite
Crosthwaite is a small village located in the Parish of Crosthwaite and Lyth, South Lakeland, Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Coun ...
References
External links
Crosthwaite and Lyth websiteCumbria County History Trust: Crosthwaite and Lyth
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Civil parishes in Cumbria
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