Old Hutton and Holmescales explained

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Static Image Caption:St John the Baptist's Church, Old Hutton
Official Name:Old Hutton and Holmescales
Country:England
Region:North West England
Coordinates:54°24'0"N, 2°42'36"W 54.4°N -2.71°W
Population:417
Civil Parish:Old Hutton and Holmescales
Shire District:South Lakeland
Shire County:Cumbria
Constituency Westminster:Westmorland and Lonsdale
Post Town:KENDAL
Postcode District:LA8
Postcode Area:LA
Dial Code:01539
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom South Lakeland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Lakeland

Old Hutton and Holmescales is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 357, increasing at the 2011 census to 417. [1] The parish is bordered by the civil parishes of New Hutton, Stainton, Preston Richard, Preston Patrick, Killington, and Lupton.[2]

The parish includes the villages and hamlets of Old Hutton, Holmescales and Middleshaw. There are eight listed buildings in Old Hutton and Holmescales, one of grade II* and seven of grade II.

Holmescales was described in 1870–1872 as "a hamlet in Old Hutton-with-Holmescales township".[3]

History

Old Hutton and Holmescales became a civil parish in 1866.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics . 2022-10-18 . www.nomisweb.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Councils . Cumbria Association of Local . South Lakeland . 2022-10-18 . www.calc.org.uk.
  3. Book: Wilson. John Marius. Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. III . 971. 1870–1872. 3 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Old Hutton and Holmescales Ch/Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 18 October 2022.