Satterthwaite
Satterthwaite is a small village (and civil parish) with around 50 dwellings situated in Grizedale, a valley in the Lake District, England, about four miles south of Hawkshead. It has a church, All Saints', and a Parish Room. The civil parish of Satterthwaite has its own community website. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 257, decreasing at the 2011 census to 215. The population peaked in 1881 at 450 and has since gradually declined to the current day. In the 10 years to 1891 the population fell to 410 falling further to 325 in 1931. The population decline is probably due to rural urban migration.
| Satterthwaite | |
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All Saints' Parish Church | |
Satterthwaite Location in South Lakeland Satterthwaite Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 215 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD338923 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ULVERSTON |
| Postcode district | LA12 |
| Dialling code | 01229 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
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In the 1870s Satterthwaite was described as "a village and a township-chapelry in Hawkshead parish, Lancashire."
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