Patton

Township in Kendal parish, Kendal ward, Westmorland. Absorbed into Whinfell CP 1986.

Acreage:

637 acres [258 ha].

Population:

rising from 77 in 1801 to peak of 98 in 1871; falling back to 60 in 1981 (last census year for which separate figure available).

Landownership:

part of Patton granted to Conishead Priory in 13th century. Half of hamlet of Patton held by Thornburgh family by mid-15th century; they leased Conishead’s land there in early 16th century and acquired it after Dissolution. Descended through Thornburgh family until sold to the tenants 1723. Economy: predominantly agricultural; small-scale quarrying.

Places of worship:

none.

Schools and other institutions:

none.