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This idyllic village is situated on the east side of Lake Coniston, and inspired much of the writing of Arthur Ransome.
It was the monks of Conishead Priory back in the 12th century who effectively put Nibthwaite 'on the map', and to all intents and purposes, making it an important village.
The monks would have fished from the lake in those days, though many years later this same lake was used for transporting charcoal slates and gunpowder.
Lower down the lake is the hamlet of Low Nibthwaite, and today consists of little more than a group of houses and Nibthwaite Grange.
In 1735, however, it was a bustling industrial centre com plete with smelting furnace, foundry and forge. It was from here, as well as from Dixon Ground in Coniston, that cannonballs were made for the Duke of Cumberland's use in the '45 rebellion.
Later, on the same site, bobbin manufacture was the order of the day, which continued until the 20th century.
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