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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Haverthwaite like this:
HAVERTHWAITE, a village in Colton parish, and a chapelry in Colton and Cartmel parishes, Lancashire. The village stands on the river Leven, 2¾ miles SW of Newby-Bridge, and 5¼ N by W of Cark and Cartmel r. station; and has a post office under Newton-in-Cartmel. The chapelry was constituted in 1844, and enlarged in 1858. ...
Real property, £4, 834; of which £100 are in ironworks. Pop., 1, 099. Houses, 218. Pop. of the Colton portion, 540. Houses, 107. The landowners are J. P. Machell and A. B. Dickson, Esqs. The iron works are in Blackborrow. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £127.* Patron, alternately the Incumbent of Colton and the Bishop of Carlisle. The church is a neat edifice, with a tower; and stands in a pretty spot.
Haverthwaite is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Haverthwaite itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Haverthwaite, in Westmorland and Furness and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21451
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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