Lithgow, New York

Lithgow is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Amenia on U.S. Route 44, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) north of New York City.

The hamlet was named for Linlithgow in Scotland.[1]

St. Peter's Episcopal church

Actresses Rachel Kempson, Lynn Redgrave and Natasha Richardson are interred in Lithgow's St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. Vasiliev, Ren (2004). From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815607984.
  2. [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/05/08/regrave-lynn-funeral.html "Family, friends say goodbye to Redgrave", CBC News, May 8, 2010.


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