Finsthwaite

Finsthwaite is a small village in the South Lakeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located near the Furness Fells and Windermere. Finsthwaite has a place of worship, St Peter's Church, and a Bobbin Mill called Stott Park Bobbin Mill, now a working museum.

Finsthwaite

St. Peter's Church, Finsthwaite
Finsthwaite
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD366878
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townULVERSTON
Postcode districtLA12
Dialling code015395
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Finsthwaite is in the civil parish of Colton.[1]

History

A picture of Finsthwaite in the eighteenth century is found in the account book of one of its residents.[2]

gollark: Tired of being Muslim? Stop being Muslim™.
gollark: Someone who worships Athe.
gollark: "hmm yes we must do these things because someone 2000 years ago said so and they claimed that god said so, just like several thousand other people"
gollark: Religions are, in my opinion, generally quite dumb.
gollark: yes.

See also

References
  1. "Home page". Colton Parish Council. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. Martin, Janet D (1997). The account book of Clement Taylor of Finsthwaite, 1712-1742. Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. ISBN 0902593382.


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