Levens, Cumbria

Village and parish in England

Levens

Unitary authority

Westmorland and Furness

Cumbria

Region

North West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKENDALPostcode districtLA8Dialling code01539PoliceCumbriaFire Cumbria Ambulance North West UK Parliament

Westmorland and Lonsdale

List of places: UK; England; Cumbria

54°16′05″N 2°47′20″W / 54.268°N 2.789°W / 54.268; -2.789

Levens is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. It lies within the historic county of Westmorland. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,007,^[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 1,049.^[1] The village lies four miles (6.4 km) south of Kendal off the A6 and A590 roads. Levens Hall is within the parish.

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]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Levens Parish (E04002624)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Levens Parish (16UG041)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ "James Knox moves up to WorldTour with Quick-Step Floors". cyclingnews.com. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.