Crosthwaite

Crosthwaite
A stone church tower, on a sunny winter morning.
St Mary's Church, Crosthwaite
Crosthwaite
Crosthwaite shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference SD437914
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Kendal
Postcode district LA8
Dialling code 015395
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Crosthwaite is a small village located in the Parish of Crosthwaite and Lyth, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England.

Village hall

The Argles Memorial Hall was built in 1931[1] 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.

Exchange

The Crosthwaite Exchange was set up in February 2007[1] 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.[2]

St Mary's Parish Church

Crosthwaite is home to the St Mary's Parish Church. The first reference to a place of worship was in a 12th-century grant of land.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Crosthwaite and Lyth Parish Plan" (PDF). February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27.
  2. ↑ "NHS Cumbria inspired by Crosthwaite Exchange" (PDF). 2 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Pam Bownass; Penny Mutch; Hartley Trotter; John Wilson. Cameos of Crosthwaite and Lyth. ISBN 0-9544537-0-0.

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