# Stonethwaite

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Village in Cumbria, England

Human settlement in England

Stonethwaite Stonethwaite's main street Stonethwaite Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Stonethwaite Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria OS grid reference NY2613 Civil parish Borrowdale 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 Penrith and Solway List of places UK England Cumbria 54°30′25″N 3°08′40″W / 54.50689°N 3.14435°W / 54.50689; -3.14435

**Stonethwaite** is a small village in the [Lake District](/source/Lake_District) in the English county of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), [historically](/source/Historic_counties_of_England) part of [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland), it is situated in the valley of the [Stonethwaite Beck](/source/Stonethwaite_Beck), a side valley of [Borrowdale](/source/Borrowdale), and within the [Lake District National Park](/source/Lake_District_National_Park). It is on the [Cumbria Way](/source/Cumbria_Way) long-distance footpath.

## History

The farm at Stonethwaite was once owned by the monks at [Fountains Abbey](/source/Fountains_Abbey) in Yorkshire from 1195 as part of lands they owned in the Borrowdale valley. The monks of Furness complained to [King Edward II](/source/Edward_II) that they objected to the terms of the ownership of what was now a thriving dairy business. The king did not adjudicate but merely sequestrated the farm and then sold it back to Fountains Abbey in 1304 for two pounds.[1]

## Governance

Stonethwaite is within the [Penrith and Solway](/source/Penrith_and_Solway_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) UK parliamentary constituency.

Stonethwaite has its own [Parish Council](/source/Parish_councils_in_England); *Borrowdale Parish Council*.[2]

## See also

- [Cumbria portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cumbria)

- [Listed buildings in Borrowdale](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Borrowdale)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Plaque in Stonethwaite](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stonethwaite_plaque.jpg), photographed September 2014

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Borrowdale Parish Council"](https://borrowdale.org.uk/).

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