Finsthwaite

Finsthwaite
Finsthwaite
	; St. Peter's Church, Finsthwaite
	Finsthwaite Location in South Lakeland Finsthwaite Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD366878
Civil parish	Colton;
District	South Lakeland;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ULVERSTON
Postcode district	LA12
Dialling code	015395
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale;

Finsthwaite is a small village in the South Lakeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located near the Furness Fells and Windermere. Finsthwaite has a place of worship, St Peter's Church, and a Bobbin Mill called Stott Park Bobbin Mill, now a working museum.

Finsthwaite is in the civil parish of Colton.[1]

History

A picture of Finsthwaite in the eighteenth century is found in the account book of one of its residents.[2]

"Home page". Colton Parish Council. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
Martin, Janet D (1997). The account book of Clement Taylor of Finsthwaite, 1712-1742. Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. ISBN 0902593382.

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