Dendron, Cumbria

Dendron
St. Matthew's Church, Dendron
Dendron is located in the former South Lakeland district
Dendron
Dendron
Location in South Lakeland
Dendron is located in Cumbria
Dendron
Dendron
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD246706
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townULVERSTON
Postcode districtLA12
Dialling code01229
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
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England
Cumbria
54°07′34″N 3°09′11″W / 54.126°N 3.153°W / 54.126; -3.153

Dendron is a small village in South Cumbria, England.[1][2] It is situated around three miles from the town of Barrow-in-Furness. The village was once just a collection of farms, but many of the old farm buildings have now been converted into houses for commuters working in Barrow, Ulverston and Dalton.

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Dene, and the name is thought to mean sheltering place for deer - it is only a coincidence that it is the same as the Greek for tree.

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 96 Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakeland (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319232071.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.