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Village in Cumbria, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haverthwaite is a small village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is also within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. It is located several miles east of Ulverston and is near to the southern end of Windermere. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 728,[2] which increased to 797 by 2011.[1]
| Haverthwaite | |
|---|---|
The Anglers Arms | |
  Haverthwaite Location in South Lakeland  Haverthwaite Location within the United Kingdom | |
| Population | 797 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD3483 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ULVERSTON |
| Postcode district | LA12 |
| Dialling code | 01539 |
| UK Parliament | |
The village gets part of its name from the Old Norse word thwaite, which usually refers to a clearing or settlement in the forest.
Haverthwaite was originally a Viking settlement, but it has been suggested that there may have been a settlement of sorts there before the Vikings arrived.[3]
In the 18th century, there were two iron furnaces near the village: one at Backbarrow and the other at Low Wood. The furnace at Backbarrow was supplied from 1711 with iron ore from Low Furness which would have arrived at the quays in Haverthwaite and been transported to Backbarrow by horse and cart.
In 1798, Low Wood gunpowder works was established and continued production until 1935. The nearby River Leven was used to transport the finished product.[4]
In 1860, the Furness Railway opened its branch line that ran from Ulverston to Lakeside; almost overnight, the quays fell into disuse.[5]
The vicarage was demolished in the 1970s to make way for the new route of the A590.[citation needed]
St Anne's Church was originally a chapel under Colton; it was consecrated in 1825 and extended in 1838. When it was built, it received a grant on condition that 200 sittings were to be 'free and unappropriated for ever'.[6] It appears in the music video of Never Went to Church by The Streets.[7]
Haverthwaite railway station is the western terminus of the preserved Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway; it is a popular tourist attraction providing connections to Windermere via Newby Bridge and Lakeside.[8] The line was once part of the Furness Railway from Ulverston.
The area is served by the number 6 bus route, operated by Stagecoach Cumbria; this connects Haverthwaite with Barrow-in-Furness, Bowness-on-Windermere, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Newby Bridge and Ulverston.[9]
The A590 road runs to the north of the village, connecting Barrow-in-Furness to the M6 motorway close to Kendal.
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