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Lowther, Cumbria

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Lowther
Lowther Model Village
Population465 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY5323
Civil parish
  • Lowther
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01931
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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Cumbria

Lowther is a civil parish in Eden District, Cumbria. Within the parish are the settlements of Lowther Village, Newtown or Lowther Newtown, Hackthorpe, Whale and Melkinthorpe.

The parish council meets at the Lowther Parish Hall in Hackthorpe. Lowther Endowed Primary School is also at Hackthorpe.

Most of the land in the parish belongs to the Lowther family estates. The family seat of the Lowthers was formerly Lowther Castle which is now a ruin but set in spectacular parkland.

Hackthorpe once had its own magistrates court which is now part of the village's pub.

A large part of the parish is within the Lake District National Park.

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 June 2015.