Thornthwaite is a village in
Cumbria, England.
Historically in
Cumberland, it is just off the
A66 road, south of
Bassenthwaite Lake and within the
Lake District National Park. It is by road from
Keswick.
In 1861 the
township had a population of 153.
The place-name contains ''
thwaite'' ("clearing").
For administrative purposes, Stair lies within the
civil parish of
Above Derwent, the
unitary authority
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of
Cumberland, and the
ceremonial county
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of
Cumbria. It is within the
Penrith and Solway constituency of the
United Kingdom Parliament.
[
St Mary's Church is located a short distance east of the village. It was built in 1831, replacing an earlier church of c.1760 on the same site. The Church is a Grade II listed building.]
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Above Derwent
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Cumberland (unitary authority)
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