Lowther is a civil parish in Eden District, Cumbria. Within the parish are the settlements of Lowther Village, Newtown or Lowther Newtown, Hackthorpe, Whale, and Melkinthorpe. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 402,[2] increasing to 465 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Lowther
Lowther Model Village
Lowther Location within Cumbria
Population	465 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NY5323
Civil parish	Lowther
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01931
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.5969°N 2.7314°W / 54.5969; -2.7314

The parish council meets at the Lowther Parish Hall in Hackthorpe. Lowther Endowed Primary School is also at Hackthorpe.

Most of the land in the parish belongs to the Lowther family estates. The family seat of the Lowthers was formerly Lowther Castle which is now a ruin but set in spectacular parkland.

Hackthorpe once had its own magistrates' court which is now part of the village's pub.

A large part of the parish is within the Lake District National Park.

See also

• Listed buildings in Lowther, Cumbria

References

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Lowther (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• www.lowther.co.uk The website of the Lowther Estates

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