is a small market
Town in
Westmorland (now
Cumbria ).
Straddling the
A6 Road , the village contains several old hostelries and hosts a
Market in The Square every Friday.
The 19th century
Church of
St Thomas overlooks The Green and The Square - prior to its construction Milnthorpe was in the parish of
Heversham .
Local industry includes a 300-year old comb making business, farming, and tourism (being a convenient stop off point for coaches en route to the
Lake District -- and just to the north is , famed for its
Topiary ).
Each July, the holds its Annual Art Exhibition in the Church. Milnthorpe has two Steel Bands - one for adults and the other based in the village junior school.
The
Dallam Tower estate stands near to the
River Bela just south west of Milnthorpe, whilst
St Anthony's Tower may be seen on the top of
St Anthony's Hill to the north east of the village centre, overlooking the village and the housing estate of Owlet Ash Fields in nearby Ackenthwaite.
