Selside Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:St Thomas Church, Selside, Kendal - geograph.org.uk - 331849.jpg
Static Image Caption:St. Thomas's Church, Selside
Coordinates:54.383°N -2.709°W
Official Name:Selside
Population:296
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Selside and Fawcett Forest
Shire District:South Lakeland
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Westmorland and Lonsdale
Post Town:KENDAL
Postcode District:LA8
Postcode Area:LA
Dial Code:01539
Os Grid Reference:SD539988
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom South Lakeland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Lakeland

Selside is a small village in rural Cumbria, England, about north of Kendal, close to the A6 road. It is now in the civil parish of Selside and Fawcett Forest, though it was formerly in the parish of Kendal.[1] The population of Whitwell and Selside civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 296.[2]

St. Thomas's Church at Selside dates from 1838, with the tower added in 1894.[3] Near to the church, Selside Hall incorporates the remains of two pele towers of the 15th and 16th centuries, with 18th-century and later alterations and additions.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Selside, in South Lakeland and Westmorland. A Vision of Britain through Time. 22 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Civil parish population 2011. 13 June 2015. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: Church of St Thomas, Whitwell And Selside . British Listed Buildings Online. 3 June 2011.