Levens, Cumbria

Levens is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It has a population of 1,007,[2] increasing to 1,049 at the 2011 Census. The village lies four miles (6.4 km) south of Kendal off the A6 and A590 roads. Levens Hall is within the parish.

Levens, seen from the west.

Levens
Lych gate at St John's Church
Levens Location in South Lakeland Levens Location within Cumbria
Population	1,049 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SD4886
Civil parish	Levens
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KENDAL
Postcode district	LA8
Dialling code	01539
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches from Helsington, then south to Heversham. The total ward population at the 2011 Census was 2,056.[3]

Notable people

• Henry Graham (of Levens) (died 1707), landowner and member of parliament
• James Knox (born 1995), racing cyclist[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Levens, Cumbria

References

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 June 2015.
2. Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 October 2010
3. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 June 2015.
4. "James Knox moves up to WorldTour with Quick-Step Floors". cyclingnews.com. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

External links

• Its page in the Cumbria Directory
• Levens CE School
• Map sources for Levens, Cumbria