In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thornthwaite like this:
THORNTHWAITE, a township and a chapelry in Crossthwaite parish, Cumberland. The township lies 1½ mile NNW of Braithwaite r. station, and 3 NW by W of Keswick. Real property, £1,124; of which £20 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 275; in 1861, 153. Houses, 35. The chapelry was constituted in 1841. Post town, Keswick, under Windermere. Pop., 530. Houses, 109. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £140.* Patrons, the Vicar of Crossthwaite and the Incumbent of St. John, Keswick. The church is good.
Additional information about this locality is available for Crosthwaite
Thornthwaite through time
Thornthwaite is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thornthwaite itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornthwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25899
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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