Burton-in-Kendal

Burton-in-Kendal
Market Cross
Burton-in-Kendal is located in the former South Lakeland district
Burton-in-Kendal
Burton-in-Kendal
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Burton-in-Kendal is located in Cumbria
Burton-in-Kendal
Burton-in-Kendal
Location within Cumbria
Population1,497 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD5376
Civil parish
  • Burton-in-Kendal
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARNFORTH
Postcode districtLA6
Dialling code01524
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°10′59″N 2°43′15″W / 54.182927°N 2.720739°W / 54.182927; -2.720739

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,[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 1,497.[1] Historically within the county of Westmorland (with parts of the surrounding area within Lancashire), 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.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Burton-in-Kendal Parish (E04002592)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Burton-in-Kendal Parish (16UG009)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2021.