Levens is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal ...
,
Cumbria
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. It lies within the historic county of
Westmorland
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. In the
2001 census the parish had a population of 1,007, increasing at the
2011 census to 1,049.
The village lies south of
Kendal
Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, England. It lies within the River Kent's dale, from which its name is derived, just outside the boundary of t ...
off the
A6 and
A590 road
The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It runs north-east to south-west from M6 junction 36, through the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to terminate at Biggar Bank on Walney Island.[Levens Hall
Levens Hall is a manor house in the River Kent, Kent valley, near the village of Levens, Cumbria, Levens and south of Kendal in Cumbria, Northern England.
History
The first house on the site was a pele tower built by the Redman family in ar ...]
is within the parish.
Governance
An
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
in the same name exists. This ward stretches from
Helsington
Helsington is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the village of Brigsteer and Sizergh Castle and Garden, a property owned by the National Trust. In the 2001 census the parish ...
, then south to
Heversham
Heversham is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 647, increasing at the 2011 census to 699.
It is situated above the marshe ...
. The total ward population at the 2011 Census was 2,056.
Notable people
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Henry Graham (of Levens) (died 1707), landowner and member of parliament
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James Knox
James Robert Knox GCC (2 March 1914 – 26 June 1983) was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church. After years as a Vatican diplomat, he served as Archbishop of Melbourne from 1967 to 1974, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worshi ...
(born 1995), racing cyclist
See also
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Listed buildings in Levens, Cumbria
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Levens(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Its page in the Cumbria Directory
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Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
Westmorland and Furness
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