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Also known as Haverthwaite, Cumbria

Haverthwaite is a small village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is also within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. The village is 7 km or 4.5 miles NE of Ulverston and 5 km or 3 miles SW of the southern end of Windermere. It is near the tidal limit of the River Leven. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 728, which increased to 797 by 2011.

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Place details

Locality
Low Wood
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
The Anglers Arms at Haverthwaite - geograph.org.uk - 797336.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The Anglers Arms
UK place.official_name
Haverthwaite
UK place.country
England
UK place.os_grid_reference
SD3483
UK place.population
797
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.civil_parish
Haverthwaite
UK place.unitary_england
Westmorland and Furness
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cumbria
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Westmorland and Lonsdale
UK place.post_town
ULVERSTON
UK place.postcode_district
LA12
UK place.postcode_area
LA
UK place.dial_code
01539
UK place.pushpin_map
United Kingdom South Lakeland
UK place.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the former South Lakeland district

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
civil parish
Located in
South Lakeland
Population
797
Image
St Anne's Church, Haverthwaite.jpg
Dialing code
01539
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OS grid reference
SD340845
Commons category
Haverthwaite
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Religion
  • Transport
  • See also
  • References
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Haverthwaite is a small village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is also within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. The village is 7 km or 4.5 miles NE of Ulverston and 5 km or 3 miles SW of the southern end of Windermere. It is near the tidal limit of the River Leven. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 728, which increased to 797 by 2011.

==Toponymy== The village gets part of its name from the Old Norse word thwaite, which usually refers to a clearing or settlement in the forest.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haverthwaite” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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