Lowther

Lowther may refer to several places and families in the United Kingdom. The most prominent is Lowther, a village and civil parish in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. The parish is situated in the valley of the River Lowther and is dominated by Lowther Castle, a large 19th-century country house built for the Lowther family and long associated with the title Earl of Lonsdale. The castle and its gardens operate as a visitor attraction.

Nearby, the River Lowther rises in the North Pennines and flows through the parish before joining the River Eamont near Penrith.

The Lowther Hills are a range of hills in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, extending into Dumfries and Galloway and South Lanarkshire.

Lowther is also the name of an ancient English aristocratic family, historically seated at Lowther Castle and holding the title Earl of Lonsdale. Members of the Lowther family were active in politics and public life from the 17th through the 19th centuries.