Whinfell is a

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, England. It does not have a parish council but a parish meeting. The parish lies north east of

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, between the A6 and the A685. The neighbouring parishes are

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to the east, Docker to the south,

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to the south west, Selside and Fawcett Forest to the west, and

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to the north. In the 2001 census Whinfell had a population of 152, increasing at the 2011 census to 186. There are nine grade II

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buildings or structures in the parish, including bridges, barns, houses and a limekiln.

History

The name "Whinfell" means 'Gorse/whin mountain'. Whinfell was formerly a

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in the parish of

, in 1866 Whinfell became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1986

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parish was merged with Whinfell.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Whinfell (Kendal)
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) Civil parishes in Cumbria South Lakeland District {{Cumbria-geo-stub

History

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