Milnthorpe

On the north-east coast not far from Grasmere are the ports of Whitehaven and Milnthorpe.

Grasmere Gingerbread from Cumbria 2005

On the north-east coast not far from Grasmere are the ports of Whitehaven and Milnthorpe.

Archive 2005-11-01 2005

Milnthorpe, past Carnforth, out into the green levels of Lancashire.

The Prodigal Father 1907

It was still daylight, though the sun was setting fast; we had returned earlier than usual, for Allan had to go back to Milnthorpe, and he bade us goodnight hastily as I prepared to obey mother.

Esther : a book for girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

She was very pale, but very beautiful; every one said so in Milnthorpe, for she had been much beloved.

Esther : a book for girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

Milnthorpe was an odd, primitive little place -- the sunniest and sleepiest of country towns.

Esther : a book for girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

Milnthorpe, with Deborah's strong arms to help, and Uncle Geoffrey standing by to encourage our efforts; even Jack plucked up heart then, and hung up the canaries, and hid away the dormice out of

Esther : a book for girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

He set me to work, I remember, on some interesting book of travels, that carried both of us far from Milnthorpe, and set us down in wonderful tropical regions, where we lost ourselves and our troubles in gorgeous descriptions.

Esther : a book for girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

The town was rather like Milnthorpe, for it boasted only one long street.

Esther : a book for girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

It was a dreary journey, and I was thankful when it was over; there was no one to meet me at the station, so I took one of the huge lumbering flies, and a sleepy old horse dragged me reluctantly up the steep Milnthorpe streets.

Esther : a book for girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874