Fawcett Forest

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Fawcett Forest
Bluebells, Bannisdale - geograph.org.uk - 441229.jpg
Bluebells in Bannisdale
Fawcett Forest is located in South Lakeland
Fawcett Forest
Fawcett Forest
Location in South Lakeland
Population23 (2001)
OS grid referenceNY5401
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA8
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°24′18″N 2°42′32″W / 54.405°N 2.709°W / 54.405; -2.709Coordinates: 54°24′18″N 2°42′32″W / 54.405°N 2.709°W / 54.405; -2.709

Fawcett Forest is a former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It included the valley of Bannisdale. The parish had a population of 23 in 2001.[1] Owing to the minimal population from the 2011 Census details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell and Selside.

History[]

Fawcett Forest was a township in the parish of Kendal[2] until 1866 when it became a separate civil parish.[3] On 1 April 2020 the parish was abolished and merged with Whitwell and Selside to form "Selside and Fawcett Forest".[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland Retrieved 30 March 2011
  2. ^ "History of Fawcett Forest, in South Lakeland and Westmorland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Fawcett Forest Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ "The South Lakeland District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2020" (PDF). South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

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