Halfpenny, Cumbria Explained

Type:Hamlet
Official Name:Halfpenny
Region:North West
Static Image Name:File:Cottages at Halfpenny Farm - geograph.org.uk - 5350807.jpg
Static Image Caption:Cottages at Halfpenny Farm.
Post Town:KENDAL
Postcode District:LA8
Dial Code:015395
Shire County:Cumbria
Shire District:South Lakeland
Civil Parish:Stainton
Country:England

Halfpenny is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stainton, in the South Lakeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located roughly two and a half miles south east of Kendal.[1] There is notably a ford over St Sunday's Beck, a tributary to the River Bela.[2] Until sometime in the 20th century, there was also a watermill – Halfpenny Mill – in the village, which was by the mid-19th century producing flax, and then coconut matting, paper, and sweet manufacture.[3] Halfpenny is accessible off of the A65.

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54.28°N -2.7144°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Halfpenny, Cumbria Co-Curate . 2022-10-17 . co-curate.ncl.ac.uk.
  2. Web site: Stainton Beck - St. Sunday's Beck Co-Curate . 2022-10-17 . co-curate.ncl.ac.uk.
  3. Web site: Stainton Cumbria County History Trust . 2022-10-17 . www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk.