Allithwaite
{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|54.1802|-2.9398|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name = Allithwaite - geograph.org.uk - 1756946.jpg
| static_image_caption = Allithwaite
| os_grid_reference = SD386764
| official_name = Allithwaite
| type = Village
| civil_parish = Lower Allithwaite
| unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness
| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale
| post_town = GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
| postcode_district = LA11
| postcode_area = LA
| dial_code = 015395
}}
Allithwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, located roughly {{convert|1.2|mi|1}} west of Grange-over-Sands. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Allithwaite, and the village of Cartmel situated to the north, are part of the civil parish of Lower Allithwaite. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,758, increasing to 1,831 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126438&c=LA11+6QZ&d=16&e=62&g=6412460&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1434106544921&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=12 June 2015}}
There is also a civil parish previously known as Upper Allithwaite which was renamed in 2018 as Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel,{{cite web|url=http://www.lindaleandnewtonincartmel.co.uk/change-of-parish-name/|title=Change of parish name|publisher=Lindale and Newton in Cartmel Parish Council|accessdate=5 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513203745/http://www.lindaleandnewtonincartmel.co.uk/change-of-parish-name/| archive-date=13 May 2019}} and includes Lindale, Low Newton and High Newton. The population of this parish at the 2011 Census was 843.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129980&c=Upper+Allithwaite&d=16&e=62&g=6412461&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1453718394078&enc=1|title=Upper Allithwaite Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=25 January 2016}}
Background and amenities
Most of the residents of Allithwaite commute to Ulverston, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal or Lancaster to work.
The Anglican parish church is St. Mary's Church, built in 1864–65 and designed by the Lancaster architect Edward Graham Paley. There is a small primary school, Allithwaite Primary C of E School located next to the church. Both church and school were built by a legacy left to the village by Mary Lambert of Boarbank Hall.{{Cite web |last=Rowland |first=Pat |date=July 2013 |title=Mary Winfield Lambert |url=https://docslib.org/doc/6916716/mary-winfield-lambert |access-date= 20 December 2023 |website=DOCSLIB.ORG}} The village also has a pub, a post office, a children's playground and a reasonably sized playing field with a tennis court, a pump track and a bowling green.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
Wraysholme Tower
A mile to the south, Wraysholme Tower is a 15th-century pele tower, now in agricultural use, which abuts a farmhouse dating from the 19th century.{{NHLE|num=1100320|desc=Wraysholme Tower|grade=II*|access-date=17 September 2023}} The tower was built by the Harrington family of Aldingham. A Michael Harrington acquired a grant of free warren in Aldingham in 1315. The tower, {{convert|40|ft|m}} by {{convert|28|ft|m}} and with walls {{convert|4|ft|m}} thick at their base, is constructed from limestone rubble. There was originally an entrance at the north-west corner.{{cite book |title=Lancashire Castles and Towers |author=Leslie Irving Gibson |publisher=Dalesman Books |location=Clapham, North Yorkshire |year=1977 |page=48}} The roof is of slate.{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/wraysholme-tower/ |title=Wraysholme Tower |publisher=Visit Cumbria |date= |accessdate=5 July 2015}}{{cite web|author=The Cumbrian Castle listing. |url=http://www.matthewpemmott.co.uk/2006/06/wraysholme-tower-allithwaite.html |title=The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria: Wraysholme Tower, Allithwaite |publisher=Matthewpemmott.co.uk |date=4 June 2006 |accessdate=5 July 2015}}
Boarbank Hall
File:Boarbank Hall and Fountain - panoramio.jpg
Boarbank Hall, to the west of the village, is a convent, nursing home and guest house, with a community of twelve Augustinian sisters and two Benedictine sisters.{{cite web|title=The community today|url=http://www.boarbankhall.org.uk/index.php/community/the-community-today|publisher=Boarbank Hall|accessdate=22 June 2017}} There has been a house on the site since at least 1592, but the present house, in an Italian style, was built in 1870 after a fire had destroyed the previous frontage. The Augustinian Cannonesses acquired the house in 1921.{{cite web|title=House and Gardens|url=http://www.boarbankhall.org.uk/index.php/hospitality/house-gardens|publisher=Boarbank Hall|accessdate=22 June 2017}}{{cite web|title=History of the Canonesses|url=http://www.boarbankhall.org.uk/index.php/community/history|publisher=Boarbank Hall|accessdate=22 June 2017}}{{cite news|title=Mansion tells a tale of privilege and tragedy|url=http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/nostalgia/8322035.Mansion_tells_a_tale_of_privilege_and_tragedy/|accessdate=22 June 2017|work=Westmorland Gazette|date=12 August 2010}} The Oratory, built in 1986, was the subject of an episode of BBC television's Building Sights, featuring architect Richard MacCormac, in 1991.{{cite web|title=Building Sights: Series 3:12 Boarbank Hall Oratory|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p01rrbg2/building-sights-series-3-12-boarbank-hall-oratory|publisher=BBC iPlayer|accessdate=22 June 2017}}
Governance
Allithwaite lies within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency, and its current MP is Tim Farron, former leader of the Liberal Democrats. Since 2023 the village has been part of the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, replacing the former South Lakeland District Council.
See also
{{Portal|Cumbria}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Allithwaite}}
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/allithwaite-lower Cumbria County History Trust: Allithwaite, Lower] (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/allithwaite-upper Cumbria County History Trust: Allithwaite, Upper] (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- [http://www.allithwaite.cumbria.sch.uk/ Allithwaite C of E Primary School]
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