Crosthwaite is a small village located in the Parish of Crosthwaite and Lyth

Crosthwaite and Lyth

Crosthwaite and Lyth is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census, 562 people live in the parish....

, Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

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United Kingdom

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Village Hall

The Argles Memorial Halll was built in 1931 on land donated from the local landowners. It underwent a major refurbishment in 2003 and is currently used by The Exchange, children's playgroups and keep fit classes.

Exchange

The Crosthwaite Exchange was set up in February 2007 as a place for local people to buy and sell local produce, home baked goods, books, and meet up with other villagers. Since then, the exchange has been used by the NHS as a model for exchanges in other villages.

St. Mary's Parish Church

Crosthwaite is home to the St Mary's Parish Church. The first reference to a place of worship was in a 12th century grant of land

See also

• Lake District
  Lake District
  The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
  
  
• Crosthwaite Parish Church
  Crosthwaite Parish Church
  Crosthwaite Parish Church is dedicated to St Kentigern and is the Anglican parish church of the parish of Crosthwaite near Keswick, in Cumbria, UK....
  
   near Keswick
  Keswick
  -Geography:A place in Australia:*Keswick, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide**Keswick railway station, Adelaide**Adelaide Parklands Terminal A place in Canada:*Keswick, Ontario...
  
  
• Kendal
  Kendal
  Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
  
  
• South Lakeland
  South Lakeland
  South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District.The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972...
  
  

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