East Curthwaite
| East Curthwaite | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 East Curthwaite | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY332487 |
| Location: | 54°49’45"N, 3°2’19"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wigton |
| Postcode: | CA7 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
East Curthwaite is a hamlet in Cumberland.
The village was documented as "Kyrkthwate" in 1272, telling is that the origin of the name is "Clearing near or belonging to a church",.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about East Curthwaite) |
References
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9 page 415