Crosthwaite

This article is about the village near Kendal. For other places and people, see Crosthwaite (disambiguation).

Crosthwaite
Crosthwaite Crosthwaite shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD437914
Civil parish	Crosthwaite and Lyth
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
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	Westmorland and Lonsdale
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Coordinates: 54°18′58″N 2°51′56″W / 54.316022°N 2.865457°W / 54.316022; -2.865457

Crosthwaite is a small village located in the Parish of Crosthwaite and Lyth, Cumbria, UK.

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

A stone church tower, on a sunny winter morning.

St. Mary's Church, Crosthwaite

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]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Crosthwaite and Lyth Parish Plan" (PDF). February 2007.
↑ "NHS Cumbria inspired by Crosthwaite Exchange" (PDF). 2 March 2009.
↑ Pam Bownass, Penny Mutch, Hartley Trotter, John Wilson. Cameos of Crosthwaite and Lyth. ISBN 0-9544537-0-0.