Fawcett Forest

Fawcett Forest is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Selside and Fawcett Forest, in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It included the valley of Bannisdale. The parish had a population of 23 in 2001.[1] Owing to the minimal population from the 2011 Census details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell and Selside.

Fawcett Forest
Bluebells in Bannisdale
Fawcett Forest Location in South Lakeland Fawcett Forest Location within Cumbria
Population	23 (2001)
OS grid reference	NY5401
Civil parish	Selside and Fawcett Forest
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KENDAL
Postcode district	LA8
Dialling code	01539
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale

History

Fawcett Forest was a township in the parish of Kendal[2] until 1866 when it became a separate civil parish.[3] On 1 April 2020 the parish was abolished and merged with Whitwell and Selside to form "Selside and Fawcett Forest".[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Fawcett Forest

References

1. Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland Retrieved 30 March 2011
2. "History of Fawcett Forest, in South Lakeland and Westmorland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
3. "Relationships and changes Fawcett Forest Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
4. "The South Lakeland District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2020" (PDF). South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 22 October 2020.