Lindale - traditionally Lindale in Cartmel - is a village in the south of
Cumbria
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. It lies on the north-eastern side of
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 ...
, England. It was part of
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
from 1182 to 1974. It is in the
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 ...
of
Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel
Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel, formerly Upper Allithwaite (sometimes Allithwaite Upper) is a civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. The spelling Lindale and Newton in Cartmel, without hyphens, is used by the parish council.
The parish ...
, in
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.
History
Lindale's most famous resident was
John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson, an ironworker and inventor who lived in the village from 1750, where he owned the Castle Head estate. He produced the iron for and helped design the world's first
iron
Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...
bridge (at
Ironbridge and
Broseley) and he made the world's first iron boat in 1787. A large iron obelisk stands in the village as memorial to him.
Traditionally a farming village, Lindale's proximity to the
A590 road has seen a growth in the number of commuters who live there. It is also a centre for car showrooms. The local tourist boom has largely missed Lindale, with nearby
Grange-over-Sands developing into a seaside resort, and villages to the north and west (such as
Windermere
Windermere (sometimes tautology (language), tautologically called Windermere Lake to distinguish it from the nearby town of Windermere, Cumbria (town), Windermere) is the largest natural lake in England. More than 11 miles (18 km) in leng ...
) benefiting from their position in the
Lake District
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests, and mountains (or ''fells''), and its associations with William Wordswor ...
National Park
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.
St Paul's Church
St Paul's church is a grade II
listed building
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of 1828–29. It was designed by architect
George Webster. Webster, whose practice was based in
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 ...
, had a house in Lindale.
It includes stained glass by
Shrigley and Hunt
Shrigley and Hunt was an English firm which produced stained-glass windows and art tiles.
History
The business began in the 1750s when Shrigley's was a painting, carving and gilding firm in Lancaster, Lancashire.
In 1868, control of Shrigley's ...
of
Lancaster. The church closed in 2019 as a result of a declining congregation and costs of repair.
See also
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Listed buildings in Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel
Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel (sometimes spelled without hyphens) is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England, known until April 2018 as Allithwaite Upper or Upper Allithwaite. It contains 17 listed buildings that are r ...
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Listed buildings in Grange-over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains 51 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the th ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Upper Allithwaite(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
South Lakeland District
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