Whinfell is a
civil parish
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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 ...
,
Cumbria
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, England. It does not have a
parish council but a parish meeting. The parish lies 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 ...
, between the
A6 and the
A685. The neighbouring parishes are
Grayrigg
Grayrigg is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census the parish had a population of 223, increasing at the United Kingdom Censu ...
to the east,
Docker to the south,
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 ...
to the south west,
Selside and Fawcett Forest
Selside and Fawcett Forest is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It was created on 1 April 2020, from the civil parishes of Fawcett Forest and Whitwell and Selside. It borders the parishes of Skelsme ...
to the west, and
Tebay in
Eden District 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
listed 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
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in the parish 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 ...
, in 1866 Whinfell became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1986
Patton
George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a General (United States), general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Mediterranean Theater ...
parish was merged with Whinfell.
See also
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Listed buildings in Whinfell
Whinfell is a civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. It contains nine listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Whinfell (Kendal)(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Civil parishes in Cumbria
South Lakeland District
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