Lowther, Cumbria

Lowther
Lowther Model Village
Lowther
Lowther shown within Cumbria
Population	465 (2011)
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
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°35′49″N 2°43′53″W / 54.5969°N 2.7314°W / 54.5969; -2.7314Coordinates: 54°35′49″N 2°43′53″W / 54.5969°N 2.7314°W / 54.5969; -2.7314

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.

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.

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