Lowick, Cumbria

Lowick
St Luke's Church
Lowick is located in the former South Lakeland district
Lowick
Lowick
Location in South Lakeland
Lowick is located in Cumbria
Lowick
Lowick
Location within Cumbria
Population227 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD2986
Civil parish
  • Lowick
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townULVERSTON
Postcode districtLA12
Dialling code01229
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°16′05″N 3°04′59″W / 54.268°N 3.083°W / 54.268; -3.083

Lowick is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Prior to 1 April 1974 it was part of Lancashire, the change being as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. From 1974 to 2023 it was in South Lakeland district. The village appears in records as early as 1202 as Lofwik, and later as Laufwik: the name derives from the Old Norse "Lauf-vík" (English: Leafy Bay).

In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 224,[2] increasing slightly at the 2011 census to 227.[1]

The parish is made up of several small hamlets including Beck Bottom, Lowick Bridge, Lowick Green and Woodgate. Lowick Green has a red phone box, one of a number surviving in rural Britain.

For hundreds of years, Lowick was a two-pub parish, with the "Red Lion" at Lowick Bridge and the "Farmer's Arms" at Lowick Green. However, from 2021, the Farmer's Arms is run as a community hub.[3]

The village had its own primary school until 2004 when Cumbria County Council closed the school with 18 pupils.[4] Numbers had fallen increasingly over the latter years and a number of local families already sent their children to larger schools nearby.[5]

There is an annual event in the village called the Lowick Show, known locally as the L'al Royal, which attracts visitors from nearby towns and villages. There are games, stalls, cattle, ferret and dog shows, as well as competitions for bakery, and arts and crafts.[citation needed]

See also

Further reading

Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 305. ISBN 0198691033.

References

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