In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Old Hutton like this:
HUTTON (OLD), a township chapelry in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; on the river Beetha, 2¾ miles SSE of Oxenholme r. station, and 4½ SE by S of Kendal. It includes the hamlet of Holmscales; and it has a postoffice under Milnthorpe. Real property, £3,276. Pop., 406. Houses, 74. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £98. * Patron, the Vicar of Kendal. The church was rebuilt in 1669, and has a bell turret. There is an endowed school, founded in 1513, with a library attached.
Old Hutton through time
Old Hutton is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Old Hutton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Old Hutton, in South Lakeland and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5353
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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