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The River Crake enters the square just north of Bouthray (or Bouthrey) Bridge http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/images/07/67/L076710.jpg English Heritage think that it was built in the 18C, and it has since been widened. There is a stone in the parapet inscribed: "CC/BOUTHRAY BRIDGE". The only image for the squae at present is a view downstream from the bridge: SD2988 : River Crake at Bouthray Bridge

The road from the west comes from Water Yeat, where there was a corn mill on Greenholme Beck, which runs along the northern side of the road. To the east is the junction with the road southwards from High Nibthwaite to Lowick Bridge, and Arklid Farm is at this junction. The land by river river is said to be gravelly, so best suited to pastoral rather than arable farming.

Followng the road to the south, Low Nibthwaite is at SD294883, and this is the site of Nibthwaite Mills. The mill dam is long and narrow, between walls 1.8m high, following the curve of the river. It powered a bobin mill, disused in 1890, but in the 18C there was a furnace here. From 1913 power was generated by a turbine installed by J J Satterthwaite for his sawmill and joiner's shop.

Further south at SD296881 is Nibthwaite Grange, at the junction with Bletherbarrow Lane. This was the site of a grange (farm) of Furness Abbey. The house is probably of the 17C, with later alterations and additions. The eastern side of the valley is mainly woodland, and was doubtless managed to supply coppice-wood to make charcoal as fuel for the furnaces, and larger wood for the bobbin mill. The western side is farmland with a gentle slope up to the village of Blawith.