Crosthwaite
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| Crosthwaite | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Crosthwaite | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD437914 |
| Location: | 54°18’58"N, 2°51’56"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Kendal |
| Postcode: | LA8 |
| Dialling code: | 015395 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Crosthwaite is a small village in Westmorland.
St Mary's Parish Church
The parish church is St Mary's. The first reference to a place of worship was in a 12th-century grant of land.[1]
Village hall
The Argles Memorial Hall was built in 1931, on land donated from the local landowners. It underwent a major refurbishment in 2003 and is currently used by The Exchange, children's playgroups and keep fit classes.
The hall is the meeting place of the Crosthwaite Exchange, a weekly social meeting event established in February 2007,[2] as a place for local people to buy and sell local produce, home baked goods, books, and meet up with other villagers. Since then, the exchange has been used by the NHS as a model for exchanges in other villages.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Crosthwaite) |
References
- ↑ Bownass, Pam; Mutch, Penny; Trotter, Hartley and Wilson, John: 'Cameos of Crosthwaite and Lyth' ISBN 0-9544537-0-0
- ↑ The Crosthwaite Exchange