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| Milnthorpe | |
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| Village and parish | |
.jpg) Market cross and market square with St Thomas's church behind | |
  Milnthorpe Location in the former South Lakeland district Show map of the former South Lakeland district | |
| Population | 2,199 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD496815 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILNTHORPE |
| Postcode district | LA7 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| 54°13′37″N2°46′23″W / 54.227°N 2.773°W /54.227; -2.773 | |
Milnthorpe is avillage,[3]civil parish, and formermarket town inWestmorland and Furness,Cumbria, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) south ofKendal.[4][5]Historically in the county ofWestmorland and on theA6, the village contains several old hostelries and hosts amarket every Friday. The parish, which includes the village ofAckenthwaite, had a population of 2,199 according to the 2011 Census.[1]
Milnthorpe was granted amarket charter in 1334, although this lapsed in the 1920s.[4]
Milnthorpe was part of the township ofHeversham-with Milnthorpe, and was in Heversham parish until 1896.[4][3] The 19th-centuryChurch of St Thomas, which overlooks The Green and The Square, was designed by Kendal architectGeorge Webster.
Milnthorpe became a centre of business and activity because it was originally a port, using theRiver Bela and estuary (now only navigable toArnside) and it remains a significant commercial centre for the area.
Tourism is a major contributor to the local economy. Milnthorpe hadcoaching inns on the main road north, the modernA6.[6][7] The village used to be a majortraffic bottleneck before the opening of theM6 motorway in 1970, and theA590/A591 Kendal link road a few years later. The congestion at Milnthorpe' cross roads was notoriously amongst the worst in the North West.[8] The village is just outside theArnside and SilverdaleNational Landscape (formerly AONB), with the River Bela forming its northern boundary.[9]
The popular children's drinkUm Bongo was made in Milnthorpe byLibby's in the 1980s.[10] Milnthorpe is the home of Duralon Combs, a comb manufacturing business over 300 years old.[11] Big Fish Internet Ltd (formerly BF Internet, now trading as BFI) was founded in Milnthorpe in 1996 and is now located 2 miles (3.2 km) away inSandside;[12] it is the longest-established web design company in the UK.[13] The village has a branch of the family-owned supermarketBooths.[14]
Milnthorpe market was revived in the 1980s and for some years contributed substantially to the parish council's income through stall rentals. In the 21st century the market has reduced in size, reducing the council's income, but it is still held weekly, with a monthlyfarmers' market.[15]
Milnthorpe is in theunitary authority area ofWestmorland and Furness, in theceremonial county ofCumbria. It is in the parliamentary constituency ofWestmorland and Lonsdale, held since 2005 byLiberal DemocratTim Farron.[16]
Milnthorpe has aparish council.[2]
From 1 April 1974 to 1 April 2023, Milnthorpe was inSouth Lakelandnon-metropolitan district.
Milnthorpe has onesecondary school,Dallam School,[17] which was graded "Needs improvement" byOfsted in 2023[18][19] and oneprimary school, Milnthorpe Primary School,[20][21] rated by Ofsted as "Good" in 2019.[22]
There are three public houses in the village.[citation needed]
TheGrade I listed houseDallam Tower,[23] with an estate known for its deer, stands near to theRiver Bela just south-west of Milnthorpe, although in the parish ofBeetham. The grade IIlistedSt Anthony's Tower[24] may be seen on the top of St Anthony's Hill to the north-east of the village centre. There area total of nine grade II listed buildings or structures in the parish, including a footbridge over the River Bela, built in 1730 as a road bridge.[25]
Just to the north isLevens Hall, famed for itstopiary.[26]
The formerLeader of the Liberal Democrats (2015–2017),Tim Farron (MP forWestmorland and Lonsdale) lives in Milnthorpe.[27]
John Taylor, thirdpresident ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880 to 1887, was born in Milnthorpe and lived there until heemigrated toCanada.
Milnthorpe is a large market village on the southern border of Cumbria
a traditional coaching Inn
a traditional village coaching inn
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