Population 465 (2011) Civil parish Lowther Local time Tuesday 7:45 AM District Eden District UK parliament constituency Penrith and The Border | OS grid reference NY5323 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01931 | |
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Lowther is a civil parish in Eden District, Cumbria. Within the parish are the settlements of Lowther Village, Newtown or Lowther Newtown, Hackthorpe, Whale and Melkinthorpe.
Map of Lowther, Penrith, UK
The parish council meets at the Lowther Parish Hall in Hackthorpe. Lowther Endowed Primary School is also at Hackthorpe.
Most of the land in the parish belongs to the Lowther family estates. The family seat of the Lowthers was formerly Lowther Castle which is now a ruin but set in spectacular parkland.
Hackthorpe once had its own magistrates court which is now part of the village's pub.
A large part of the parish is within the Lake District National Park.
References
Lowther, Cumbria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA