thornthwaite

{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}

{{about|the village in Cumbria, England}}

{{more citations needed|date=September 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.618133|-3.203974|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Thornthwaite

| static_image = Thornthwaite village church (geograph 2416026).jpg

| static_image_caption = St. Mary's Church, Thornthwaite

| population =

| unitary_england = Cumberland

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway

| post_town = KESWICK

| postcode_district = CA12

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 017687

| os_grid_reference = NY222254

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Allerdale

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

}}

Thornthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is just off the A66 road, south of Bassenthwaite Lake and within the Lake District National Park. It is {{convert|3.5|mi}} by road from Keswick.{{cite web | url = http://www.election-maps.co.uk/electmaps.jsf | title = Election Maps | publisher = Ordnance Survey | accessdate = 20 January 2010}} In 1861 the township had a population of 153.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25899|title=History of Thornthwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=13 January 2022}}

The place-name contains thwaite ("clearing").{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Albert Hugh |title=The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire |date=1962 |publisher=University Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hffkAAAAMAAJ |quote=þveit […] Sarthwaite, Slaithwaite, Smorthwaite}}

For administrative purposes, Stair lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. It is within the Penrith and Solway constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament.

St Mary's Church is located a short distance east of the village. It was built in 1831, replacing an earlier church of c.1760 on the same site.{{cite web|url=https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/church-of-st-mary-thornthwaite/|title=Church of St Mary, Thornthwaite {{!}} Co-Curate|website=co-curate.ncl.ac.uk|access-date=30 March 2020}} The Church is a Grade II listed building.{{NHLE|num=1144575|desc=CHURCH OF ST MARY, Above Derwent |access-date=30 March 2020}}