Hincaster
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Township in Heversham parish, Kendal ward, Westmorland.
Acreage:
667 acres [270 ha].
Population:
rising from 102 in 1801 to 156 in 1831; falling to 117 in 1881 and rising again to 195 in 2001.
Landownership:
part of manor of Burton-in-Kendal (q.v.) until 14th century. Passed to Strickland family by 1426 and seems to have descended with Sizergh thereafter (see Helsington).
Economy:
predominantly agricultural.
Places of worship:
none.
Schools and other institutions:
none.