Applethwaite

Applethwaite
Applethwaite
Applethwaite Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Applethwaite Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY2625
Civil parish	Underskiddaw
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Keswick
Postcode district	CA12
Dialling code	017687
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington

Applethwaite is a village in the foothills of Skiddaw near Keswick in the English Lake District. It is in the county of Cumbria, and forms part of the civil parish of Underskiddaw, which has a population of 282.[1] The name derives from it originally being the clearing in a forest with apples in it.[2]

Applethwaite is mentioned in Alfred Wainwright's The Northern Fells guide book. The narrator/nursemaid Hester in "The Old Nurse’s Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell is from this village.

The church

St Marys church in the village is plain with some stained glass windows. The other church here is St John the Evangelist.

Location

Applethwaite is just off the A591, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Keswick.

See also

• Listed buildings in Underskiddaw

References

1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-11-22
2. The Free Dictionary