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==History== |
==History== |
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Milnthorpe was |
Milnthorpe was in the parish of [[Heversham]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Milnthorpe |url=http://www.milnthorpeparishcouncil.org/?Milnthorpe |website=www.milnthorpeparishcouncil.org |publisher=Milnthorpe Parish Council |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> The 19th-century [[St Thomas' Church, Milnthorpe|Church of St Thomas]], which overlooks The Green and The Square, was designed by Kendal architect [[George Webster (architect)|George Webster]]. |
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Milnthorpe became a centre of business and activity because it was originally a port, using the [[River Bela]] and estuary (now only navigable to [[Arnside]]), and it remains a significant commercial centre for the area. |
Milnthorpe became a centre of business and activity because it was originally a port, using the [[River Bela]] and estuary (now only navigable to [[Arnside]]), and it remains a significant commercial centre for the area. |
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Tourism and hospitality have always thrived, Milnthorpe being a convenient stop-off point on the A6 for coaches and cars en route to the [[Lake District]]. Just to the north is [[Levens Hall]], famed for its [[topiary]]. The |
Tourism and hospitality have always thrived, Milnthorpe being a convenient stop-off point on the A6 for coaches and cars en route to the [[Lake District]]. Just to the north is [[Levens Hall]], famed for its [[topiary]]. The town used to see [[traffic bottleneck]] before the opening of the [[M6 motorway]] in 1970, and the [[A590 road|A590]]/[[A591 road|A591]] Kendal link road a few years later. The nearby Dallam deer park, part of the wider [[Dallam Tower]] Estate, is a popular spot for walkers, particularly those en route to the [[Arnside and Silverdale|Arnside and Silverdale AONB]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} |
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The popular children's drink ''[[Um Bongo]]'' was made in Milnthorpe by [[Libby's]] in the 1980s.{{cn|date=April 2023}} Milnthorpe is the home of Duralon Combs, a comb manufacturing business over 300 years old.<ref>{{cite web |title=About: Brief history of John Dobson |url=https://duralon.co.uk/pages/about-us |website=Duralon |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> Also Big Fish Internet Ltd (formerly BF Internet, now trading as BFI), founded in 1996 and now located in larger offices 2 miles away in Sandside,<ref name="bfi">{{cite web |title=Home page |url=https://www.wearebfi.co.uk/ |website=BFI |access-date=4 April 2023 |language=en-uk}}</ref> the UKs earliest Internet Design and Hosting Company.{{cn|date=April 2023}} |
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From 1 April 1974 to 1 April 2023, Milnthorpe was in [[South Lakeland]] [[non-metropolitan district]]. |
From 1 April 1974 to 1 April 2023, Milnthorpe was in [[South Lakeland]] [[non-metropolitan district]]. |
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==Community== |
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Each August, the ''Friends of the Exhibition'' holds its annual art exhibition in the church. Milnthorpe has two [[steel band]]s, one for adults and the other for the town's junior school. |
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The [[listed building|Grade I listed]] house [[Dallam Tower]], with an estate known for its deer, stands near to the [[River Bela]] just south-west of Milnthorpe, whilst [[Anthony the Great|St Anthony]]'s Tower may be seen on the top of St Anthony's Hill to the north-east of the town centre, overlooking the village and the housing estate of Owlet Ash Fields in nearby [[Ackenthwaite]]. |
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It has one [[secondary school]], [[Dallam School]], and one [[primary school]], Milnthorpe Primary School. |
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There are three public houses in the village. |
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==People== |
==People== |
Revision as of 23:12, 5 April 2023
Milnthorpe | |
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Town | |
Market cross and market square with St Thomas's church behind | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 2,199 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SD496815 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MILNTHORPE |
Postcode district | LA7 |
Dialling code | 015395 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Milnthorpe is a market town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is 7 miles south of Kendal.[3][4] Historically in the county of Westmorland and on the A6, the town contains several old hostelries and hosts a market every Friday. The parish, which includes the small village of Ackenthwaite, had a population of 2,199 according to the 2011 Census.[1]
History
Milnthorpe was in the parish of Heversham.[5] The 19th-century Church of St Thomas, which overlooks The Green and The Square, was designed by Kendal architect George Webster.
Milnthorpe became a centre of business and activity because it was originally a port, using the River Bela and estuary (now only navigable to Arnside), and it remains a significant commercial centre for the area.
Tourism and hospitality have always thrived, Milnthorpe being a convenient stop-off point on the A6 for coaches and cars en route to the Lake District. Just to the north is Levens Hall, famed for its topiary. The town used to see traffic bottleneck before the opening of the M6 motorway in 1970, and the A590/A591 Kendal link road a few years later. The nearby Dallam deer park, part of the wider Dallam Tower Estate, is a popular spot for walkers, particularly those en route to the Arnside and Silverdale AONB.[citation needed]
From 1 April 1974 to 1 April 2023, Milnthorpe was in South Lakeland non-metropolitan district.
People
The former Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2015–17), Tim Farron (MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale) lives in Milnthorpe.[6]
John Taylor, third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880–87, was born in Milnthorpe and lived there, until he immigrated to Canada.
Gallery
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Milnthorpe Parish Church
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Cross Keys Hotel
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Bend in the River Bela
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Deer shelter in Dallam Tower park
See also
References
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Milnthorpe Parish (E04002634)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Milnthorpe Parish Council". www.milnthorpeparishcouncil.org.
- ^ "Milnthorpe | Cumbria County History Trust". www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Arnside". www.visitlakedistrict.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Milnthorpe". www.milnthorpeparishcouncil.org. Milnthorpe Parish Council. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "About Tim Farron". Tim Farron. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Milnthorpe (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- Cumbria County History Trust: Heversham (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- Milnthorpe in Cumbria Directory
- Milnthorpe & Heversham
- Levens Hall