Grange-over-Sands

Grange-over-Sands is a town and civil parish on the north side of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria, England, a few miles south of the Lake District National Park. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 4,114, increasing at the 2021 census to 4,279. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the town became administered as an urban district in 1894. Though the town remains part of the Duchy of Lancaster, since 2023 it has been administered as part of the Westmorland and Furness Council area.

Grange-over-Sands
Church Hill
Grange-over-Sands
Location on Morecambe Bay
Grange-over-Sands
Location within Cumbria
Population4,279 (2021)
OS grid referenceSD4077
Civil parish
  • Grange-over-Sands
Unitary authority
  • Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGRANGE-OVER-SANDS
Postcode districtLA11
Dialling code015395
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Westmorland and Lonsdale

Travelling by road, Grange-over-Sands is 13.1 miles (21.1 km) to the south of Kendal, 14.9 miles (24.0 km) to the east of Ulverston, 25 miles (40 km) to the east of Barrow-in-Furness and 28.1 miles (45.2 km) to the north of Lancaster.

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