In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thwaites like this:
THWAITES, a chapelry in Millom parish, Cumberland; near Millom r. station. Post town, Holborn-Hill, under Ulverstone. Real property, £2,435. Pop., 350. Houses, 61. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £115. Patrons, the Landowners. The church was rebuilt in 1715.
The location is that of Thwaites school, based on its postcode and as marked on the modern 1:25,000 map.
Thwaites through time
Thwaites is now part of Copeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Copeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thwaites itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thwaites, in Copeland and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23215
Date accessed: 12th May 2024
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