Crook, Cumbria

Crook
Village and parish
Crook
Crook is located in the former South Lakeland district
Crook
Crook
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Crook is located in Cumbria
Crook
Crook
Location within Cumbria
Population350 (2021)[1]
OS grid referenceSD4695
Civil parish
  • Crook
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA8
Dialling code01539
015395
015394
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°20′53″N 2°49′41″W / 54.348°N 2.828°W / 54.348; -2.828

Crook is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, on the B5284 road between Kendal and Windermere. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 340,[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 364,[3] and decreasing at the 2021 census to 350.[1] The earliest known mention of Crook was circa 1170-1184.[4]

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  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Crook Parish (E04002598)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Crook Parish (16UG015)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Crook Parish (E04002598)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ Watts, Victor Ernest; Insley, John; Gelling, Margaret (2004). The Cambridge dictionary of English place-names: based on the collections of the English Place-Name Society. Cambridge: Cambridge university press. ISBN 978-0-521-36209-2.