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Haverthwaite, 1848


HAVERTHWAITE, a district chapelry, in the parish of Coulton, union of Ulverston, hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 5 miles (N.E.) from Ulverston. The village is situated a short distance north of the river Leven, and on the road from Ulverston to Kendal. At Backbarrow, in the chapelry, are cotton-works employing about 340 persons, and at Low-Wood are powderworks in which upwards of 60 are engaged; there are also small iron-works, and works for the preparation of acids, and stone-quarries are numerous, the material of which is used principally for building. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £52; patron, the Incumbent of Coulton. The chapel is a neat and commodious building, erected in 1826. The grammar school at Brow-Edge has an income of about £80.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.

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Backbarrow and Haverthwaite Civil Parish Church of St Anne, Haverthwaite Low Wood Village Colton Parish, 1848 Backbarrow Haverthwaite
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- Overview About Haverthwaite Map Street View Haverthwaite is a village in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, located near the River Leven, and about 5 miles north-east of Ulverston and …
Church of St Anne, Haverthwaite
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Church of St Anne, Haverthwaite
- Overview Map Street View St Anne's Church is located on Old Barrow Road in Haverthwaite. It was originally built in 1825 as a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity Church in …
Backbarrow
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- Overview About Backbarrow Map Street View Backbarrow is a village in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria. It is located by the River Leven, which is spanned by Backbarrow Bridge. …
Low Wood Village
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Low Wood Village
- Overview Map Street View Low Wood (sometimes Lowwood) is a village in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, located on the south side of the River Leven, over the river …

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