Scalthwaiterigg is a former
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 ...
, now in the parish of
Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg
Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg is a civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England. It was formed on 1 April 2015 by merging the parishes of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, which had shared a parish council since 2007.
The parish is ...
, in the
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a future unitary authority area in north-west England, which will come into being on 1 April 2023 on the abolition of Cumbria County Council, together with Cumberland. The council will cover the areas currently served ...
district, in the ceremonial county of
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, immediately north east of
Kendal
Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, south-east of Windermere and north of Lancaster. Historically in Westmorland, it lies within the dale of th ...
. It previously had a joint
parish council with the adjacent parish of
Skelsmergh
Skelsmergh is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, in South Lakeland in rural Cumbria, England, about north of Kendal, on the A6 road (England), A6 road.
St. John the Baptist Church at S ...
. In 2001 it had a population of 104.
There were three
listed
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* Listed, Bornholm, a fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm
* Listed (MMM program), a television show on MuchMoreMusic
* Endangered species in biology
* Listed building, in architecture, designation of a historicall ...
buildings or structures in the parish: the 16th-century farmhouse Benson Hall and two bridges.
History
The parish was formed on 1 April 1897 from part of
Scalthwaiterigg Hay and Hutton in the Hay. On 1 April 2015 and merged with "Skelsmergh" to form "Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg".
References
Further reading
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External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Scalthwaiterigg(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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Former civil parishes in Cumbria
South Lakeland District
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