Haverthwaite
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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. The village is 7 km or 4.5 miles NE of Ulverston and 5 km or 3 miles SW of the southern end of Windermere. It is near the tidal limit of the River Leven. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 728, which increased to 797 by 2011.
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Place details
- Locality
- Low Wood
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Anglers Arms at Haverthwaite - geograph.org.uk - 797336.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Anglers Arms
- UK place.official_name
- Haverthwaite
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD3483
- UK place.population
- 797
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Haverthwaite
- UK place.unitary_england
- Westmorland and Furness
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- UK place.post_town
- ULVERSTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- LA12
- UK place.postcode_area
- LA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01539
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom South Lakeland
- UK place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the former South Lakeland district
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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. The village is 7 km or 4.5 miles NE of Ulverston and 5 km or 3 miles SW of the southern end of Windermere. It is near the tidal limit of the River Leven. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 728, which increased to 797 by 2011.
==Toponymy== The village gets part of its name from the Old Norse word thwaite, which usually refers to a clearing or settlement in the forest.
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