Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Lowther

Lowther, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Clifton and Lowther), Westmorland, in NW. of cp., on river Lowther - par., 3674 ac., pop. 470; the vil. is 4 miles S. of Penrith; Lowther Castle, seat of Earl of Lonsdale, is in vicinity of vil. and contains a rich collection of paintings, sculpture, and antiquities; the par. also contains the vil. of Newton Lowther.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Lowther CP/AP       Westmorland AncC
Place: Lowther

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