Milnthorpe
A large and lively market village in South Cumbria.
Milnthorpe is a large market village on the southern border of Cumbria, 7 miles south of Kendal, once part of the township of Heversham-with-Milnthorpe. Now spared of heavy traffic, it is an ancient village of limestone buildings, arranged in nooks and crannies and along narrow lanes.
Visitors passing through on the A6 heading towards Kendal in the north or Lancaster in the south might overlook this gem, whose narrow lanes and historic, beautiful buildings recall a time when a coach and four was more common than a four-wheel drive.
The Market Square is bordered on three sides by pretty cottages and inviting shops. The fourth side opens out on to green lawns and trees leading up to an imposing and very attractive 19th century church of St Thomas.
Milnthorpe was a medieval market town and, apart from Kendal, was the most important community in the area.
Useful Numbers
Stoneleigh Surgery
Tel: 01539 563307 |
Park View Surgery
Tel: 015395 63327 |
Westmorland General Hospital
01539 732288 |
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
01524 65944 |
Dallam School
Tel: 015395 65165
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Milnthorpe Family Centre
Tel: 015395 64090 |
Storth C of E Primary School
015395 62517 |
Milnthorpe Primary School
Tel: 015395 62344 |
Beetham Primary School
015395 62515 |
Queen Elizabeth School (QES)
015242 71275 |
Kendal College
01539 814700 |
Lancaster & Morecambe College
01524 66215 |
Milnthorpe Library
Tel: 015395 63040 |
Market Supervisor
Tel: 01539 563719 |
Milnthorpe Cricket Club
Tel: 015395 63072 |
Cumbria County Council
01228 606060 |
South Lakeland District Council
0845 050 4434 |
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Useful Information and Numbers
Type of problem |
Problem |
Who can help |
Phone Number |
Advice |
Need legal or other advice |
Cumbria Rural CAB |
01539 446464
015395 33100 |
Advice |
Need legal or other advice |
Kendal CAB |
01539 738772 |
Advice |
Need legal or other advice |
Local Councillors- Cllr David Ryder |
65716 |
Advice |
Need legal or other advice |
Tim Farron MP |
01539 723403 |
Care |
You need respite care |
Age UK South Lakeland
Adult Social Care
South Lakeland Carers |
01539 728180
01539 713377
01539 815970 |
Churches |
Churches |
St Thomas's Church
Christ the King Church
Milnthorpe Methodist Church (Secretary) |
015395 63125
015395 62387
015395 62985 |
Doctor |
Out of Hours Doctor |
Cumbria Health on Call
6.30pm - 8.00pm Monday to Friday
Any time Saturday, Sunday and all Bank Holidays |
03000 247247 |
Doctor |
Feel unwell but don't want to call your GP |
NHS Direct - any time
or speak to the Pharmicist at your local pharmacy |
0845 4647 |
Emergancy: ambulance |
Health emergency |
Health emergency |
999 |
Doctor |
Advice about failing eyesight |
Sight Advice South Lakes
Visually Impaired Group |
01539 742633 |
Doctor |
Advice about hearing problems |
DeafVision |
01539 773131 |
Doctor |
Find a dentist to register with |
NHS Dental Registration |
01228 602193 |
Doctor |
Worried about dementia |
Talk to GP
Alzheimers Society |
01539 742631 |
Doctor |
Worried about mental health |
South Lakeland MIND |
01539 740591 |
Doctor |
Worried about cancer |
Macmillan Cancer Support (9am to 8pm, Monday to Friday) |
0808 808 0000 |
Doctor |
Worried about stroke |
Stroke Association
(9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday) |
0303 303 3100 |
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