Whitwell and Selside

South Westmorland was a rural district in Westmorland, England from 1894 to 1974. It saw various boundary changes during its existence, particularly in 1935, when it absorbed Kirkby Lonsdale urban district, whilst parts merged with Ambleside and Grasmere Urban Districts to form Lakes Urban District at the same time. The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, with the area becoming part of the South Lakeland district of Cumbria.

Selside is a small village in rural Cumbria, England, about 6 miles (9.7 km) 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. The population of Whitwell and Selside civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 296.St. Thomas's Church at Selside dates from 1838, with the tower added in 1894. 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.

Garnett Bridge is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, on the River Sprint. It is located three miles by foot southeast of Long Sleddale. It consists mainly of old mill cottages and Bobbin Mill and a quaint old bridge over the Sprint.

Skelsmergh is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, in South Lakeland in rural Cumbria, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Kendal, on the A6 road. St. John the Baptist Church at Skelsmergh dates from about 1871 and was built by Joseph Bintley, a Westmorland architect. Skelsmergh Hall incorporates a pele tower, probably built in 1425, with late 16th century and early 17th century additions. The tower is now an outbuilding. The River Sprint runs alongside the village and is "one of the quietest of the Lake District's valleys".Skelsmergh had a population of 303 according to the 2011 census. When comparing this to the total population of the village 50 years earlier, in 1961, it is clear that the population has seen an increase from 250 in 1961.An entry by John Bartholomew states that "Skelsmergh, township, in par. and 2 miles NE. of Kendal, Westmorland, 2093 ac., pop. 367."From 1866 Skelsmergh was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 2015 and merged with Scalthwaiterigg to form "Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg".Skelsmergh had a population of 303 according to the 2011 census. It previously had a joint parish council with the adjacent parish of Scalthwaiterigg.

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. Owing to the minimal population from the 2011 Census details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell and Selside.

The Lowbridge Estate is a country estate of approximately 2000 acres in the Lake District region of England that was in the continuous ownership of the Fothergill family from 1761. Lowbridge House, the principal house on the estate, was built in the 1830s by Richard Fothergill II (1789–1851) in the cottage orné style. The property was substantially updated and improved in 1889 and again in 2017 to 2019. The property lies between Todd Crag and Bannisdale. Other properties on the Estate include Lowbridge Cottage, Lowbridge Lodge and the Bridge House. The Estate has become a haven for red squirrels with a very active policy of conservation including the extensive planting of red squirrel friendly larch trees and the reintroduction of pine-martins.

Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg is a civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England. It was formed on 1 April 2015 by merging the parishes of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, which had shared a parish council since 2007.The parish is divided into two wards, separated by the River Mint and named for the two previous parishes. Skelsmergh parish ward (north of the river) is represented by five councillors, and Scalthwaiterigg parish ward (south of the river) by two councillors, a pattern established in 2007.The population of the former parish of Skelsmergh was 303 in the 2011 United Kingdom census; the 2011 population of the former parish of Scalthwaiterigg is not available, but its 2001 population was 104. (the 2001 population of Skelsmergh was 271).The areas of the two former parishes were 7.8435 km2 (3.0284 sq mi) (Skelsmergh) 4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi) (Scalthwaiterigg), giving an area for the current parish of 12.02635 km2 (4.64340 sq mi). The southern part of the parish includes the 317 metres (1,040 ft) hill Benson Knott, which is classified as a HuMP, a TuMP and a Clem. The A6 from Kendal to Shap, the A685 road from Kendal to Tebay, and the Dales Way footpath from Ilkley to Bowness all pass through the parish.There are eight listed buildings in the parish, all at grade II.

The Bannisdale Horseshoe is an upland area in Cumbria, England, near the eastern boundary of the Lake District National Park, surrounding the valley of Bannisdale Beck, a tributary of the River Mint. It is described in the final chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.Wainwright's clockwise walk visits Whiteside Pike at 1,302 feet (397 m), Todd Fell at 1,313 feet (400 m), Capplebarrow at 1,683 feet (513 m), a nameless summit at 1,819 feet (554 m) (identified in the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH) as Swinklebank Crag), a further nameless summit at 1,771 feet (540 m) (identified in DoBIH as Ancrow Brow North), Long Crag at 1,602 feet (488 m), White Howe at 1,737 feet (529 m), a further nameless summit at 1,736 feet (529 m) (identified in DoBIH as The Forest) and Lamb Pasture at 1,205 feet (367 m). Wainwright describes Whiteside Pike as "a dark pyramid of heather and bracken and outcrops of rock: much the most attractive part of the horseshoe and worth a visit even if one goes no further."

Scalthwaiterigg is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, immediately north east of Kendal. It previously had a joint parish council with the adjacent parish of Skelsmergh. In 2001 it had a population of 104.There were three listed buildings or structures in the parish: the 16th-century farmhouse Benson Hall and two bridges.

Patton Bridge is a small rural hamlet approximately 5 miles from the outskirts of Kendal, Cumbria, England. Its post code region is LA8.

The Queen Katherine School is an academy school located in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is a co-educational facility for 11- to 18-year-olds and has around 1,420 students.The school was judged to be Good in all areas after an inspection by Ofsted in March 2022.

Burneside Hall is a converted medieval pele tower in Burneside, Cumbria, England.