Hackthorpe
Hamlet in Cumbria, England
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Hackthorpe is a hamlet in Westmorland and Furness, in the county of Cumbria, England. Circa 1870, it had a population of 110 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1]
Location
It is located on the A6 road just south of Lowther which the two settlements could be considered to be conjoined, and about four miles from the town of Penrith. It is close to the M6 motorway, but there is no access to Hackthorpe from the M6.
Notable people
- Jacob Thompson (painter) (1806-1879) Born and raised in Penrith, worked in London, retired to Hackthorpe where he lived in a cottage (the Hermitage) on Lord Lonsdale's estate for c.40 years. [2]
