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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Finsthwaite like this:
FINSTHWAITE, or Finthwaite, a chapelry in Colton parish, Lancashire; near the foot of Windermere, 7 miles N of Cark and Cartmel r. station, and 8 NE of Ulverstone. Post town, Newby-Bridge, under Newton-in-Cartmel. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £76. Patrons, Landowners.
Finsthwaite 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 Finsthwaite itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Finsthwaite, in Westmorland and Furness and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24690
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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