Burton-in-Kendal

Burton-in-Kendal is a village and civil parish on the extreme southern edge of Cumbria, England. The parish contains around 660 houses and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,411, increasing at the 2011 census to 1,497. Historically within the county of Westmorland, the village straddles the A6070 road between Crooklands and Carnforth, at a point around midway between Lancaster and Kendal, and is in the shadow of the nearby limestone outcrop known as Farleton Knott.

Burton-in-Kendal
Market Cross
Burton-in-Kendal
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Burton-in-Kendal
Location within Cumbria
Population1,497 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD5376
Civil parish
  • Burton-in-Kendal
District
  • Westmorland and Furness
Shire county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARNFORTH
Postcode districtLA6
Dialling code01524
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Westmorland and Lonsdale
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