Storth is a village near

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, England, situated near the border with

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. It is in the historic county of

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. The village faces the estuary of the

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. Although the village is ancient the vast bulk of the homes are from the latter part of the 20th century. There is a village church (Methodist and Anglican, in the Methodist building), and a primary school. The only commercial enterprise in the village is the post office and shop, a locally owned co-operative. Nearby Sandside has some commercial premises and a public house, The Ship Inn. Storth is in the civil parish of

Beetham Beetham is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is situated on the border with Lancashire, north of Carnforth. It is part of the Arnside and Silverdale, Arnside and Silverdale ...

in the

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local government district. The name ''Storth'' is an old Norse name for a woody place.

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Storth Web Page Cumbria County History Trust: Beetham
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