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Underbarrow

Coordinates: 54°19′19″N 2°49′12″W / 54.322°N 2.820°W / 54.322; -2.820
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Underbarrow
All Saints Church
Underbarrow is located in the former South Lakeland district
Underbarrow
Underbarrow
Location in South Lakeland
Underbarrow is located in Cumbria
Underbarrow
Underbarrow
Location within Cumbria
Population330 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD467921
Civil parish
  • Underbarrow and Bradleyfield
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKendal
Postcode districtLA8
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°19′19″N 2°49′12″W / 54.322°N 2.820°W / 54.322; -2.820

Underbarrow is a small village in Cumbria, England, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Kendal.[2] The village is in the Lake District National Park. It is in the civil parish of Underbarrow and Bradleyfield, in Westmorland and Furness district, and has a parish council.[3] In the 2001 census Underbarrow and Bradleyfield had a population of 351,[4] decreasing at the 2011 census to 330.[1]

Politics

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In 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 Underbarrow became a part of the South Lakeland district whose administrative centre is Kendal. In 2023 the South Lakeland district was abolished and the town is now part of the Westmorland and Furness district.

Underbarrow is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency for which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.[5]

Famous residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Underbarrow and Bradleyfield Parish (E04002656)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Underbarrow". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth and others. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Underbarrow and Bradleyfield Parish Council". Underbarrow and Bradleyfield Parish Council. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Underbarrow and Bradleyfield Parish (16UG073)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ Tim Farron "TheyWorkForYou" listing
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