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Milnthorpe in Westmorland County England History and GeographyMILNTHORPE, a market town, and joint township with Heversham, in the parish of HEVERSHAM, KENDAL ward, county of WESTMORLAND, 32 miles (S. W. by S.) from Appleby, and 256 (N. W. by N.) from London, containing, with the township of Heversham, 1401 inhabitants. This town is situated on the northern bank of the river Belo, near the mouth of the Kent, and consists chiefly of one long street; the houses are in general of neat appearance, and some of them are handsome. Flax and paper mills, with the spinning of twine, the manufacture of sheeting, bed-ticks, sacking, sails, &c., and some carding and spinning of wool, furnish employment to the working class: there is also some tanning, and in the vicinity are quarries of marble and limestone. This is the only sea-port in the county, being a member of the port of Lancaster, and is accessible by none but very small vessels. The market is on Friday, but not for corn; and fairs are held on May 12th and October 17th, for cattle, sheep, and horses: the former is of ancient institution, and is proclaimed by the steward of the lord of the manor and a procession of gentlemen: during its continuance tolls are collected. Courts leet and baron are held annually, and petty sessions every alternate Wednesday. The parochial church is at Heversham, one mile north of the town. There is a place of worship for Independents, built in 1820. A National school was established in 1819, and is supported by voluntary contributions, George Wilson, Esq. contributing about one-third of the expense: one hundred children, exclusively of Sunday scholars, are educated. A workhouse, for the use of sixteen incorporated townships, was erected at a short distance north-east of the town, in 1813, at an expense of £4,990: the premises occupy two acres of ground; the paupers are employed in weaving; and a meeting of visitors and guardians is held monthly. Detached from the house, on an eminence, is a fever ward in connexion with it. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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