River Gilpin
| Gilpin | ||
 The Gilpin near its confluence with the River Kent |
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| location | Cumbria , England | |
| River system | River Kent | |
| Drain over | River Kent → Morecambe Bay | |
| River basin district | North West | |
| origin | at Gilpin Lodge east of Bowness-on-Windermere 54 ° 20 ′ 35 ″ N , 2 ° 54 ′ 39 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in the River Kent coordinates: 54 ° 15 ′ 6 " N , 2 ° 48 ′ 30" W 54 ° 15 ′ 6 " N , 2 ° 48 ′ 30" W.
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| Left tributaries | River pool | |
| Communities | Crosthwaite | |
The Gilpin is a river in the Lake District in Cumbria , England .
The river has its source near Gilpin Lodge east of Bowness-on-Windermere . The river is said to have its name from the Gilpin family, who were large landowners in the Kentmere Valley.
The river flows past Crosthwaite and the River Pool joins the Gilpin at the hamlet of Row in the Lyth Valley .
The Gilpin flows into the River Kent .
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- Kendal, Morecambe, Windermere & Lancaster (= Landranger Map . Band 97 ). Ordnance Survey , Southampton 2011, ISBN 978-0-319-23208-8 .