Lowick, Cumbria

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2008}}

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'''Lowick''' is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Prior to 1 April 1974 it was part of Lancashire, the change being as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. From 1974 to 2023 it was in South Lakeland district. The village appears in records as early as 1202 as ''Lofwik'', and later as ''Laufwik'': the name derives from the Old Norse "Lauf-vík" ({{langx|en|Leafy Bay}}).

In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 224,<ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=16UG045|title=Lowick Parish|access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> increasing slightly at the 2011 census to 227.<ref name=census2011>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002628|title=Lowick Parish|access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref>

The parish is made up of several small hamlets including Beck Bottom, Lowick Bridge, Lowick Green and Woodgate. Lowick Green has a red phone box, one of a number surviving in rural Britain.

For hundreds of years, Lowick was a two-pub parish, with the "Red Lion" at Lowick Bridge and the "Farmer's Arms" at Lowick Green. However, from 2021, the Farmer's Arms is run as a community hub.<ref name="GBL_2021">{{cite news |last1=Glover |first1=Mike |title=The restoration one of the Lake District's oldest pubs |url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/food-and-drink/establishments/farmers-arms-lowick-green-8156662 |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=Great British Life |date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

The village had its own primary school until 2004 when Cumbria County Council closed the school with 18 pupils.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blocl.uk/schools/lowick-cofe-school-112288|title=Lowick CofE School, Ulverston: Schools in Ulverston}}</ref> Numbers had fallen increasingly over the latter years and a number of local families already sent their children to larger schools nearby.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2003/january/School-Organisation-Committee-decide-to-close-Lowick-School.asp |title=School Organisation Committee decide to close Lowick School : Cumbria County Council |access-date=16 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405140935/http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2003/january/School-Organisation-Committee-decide-to-close-Lowick-School.asp |archive-date=5 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There is an annual event in the village called the Lowick Show, known locally as the ''L'al Royal'', which attracts visitors from nearby towns and villages. There are games, stalls, cattle, ferret and dog shows, as well as competitions for bakery, and arts and crafts.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

==See also== {{portal|Cumbria}} *Listed buildings in Lowick, Cumbria

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==External links== *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/lowick Cumbria County History Trust: Lowick] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria Category:Westmorland and Furness