Kirkby Lonsdale. Kirkby Lonsdale is a small town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune.
Historically in Westmorland, it lies 13 miles south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish had a population of 1,771 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 1,843 at the 2011 Census.
Notable buildings include St Mary's Church, a Norman building with fine carved columns. The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as Ruskin's View after John Ruskin, who called it one of the loveliest views in England.
It was painted by J. M. W. Turner. Kirkby Lonsdale is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency, of which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.
For the European Parliament residents in Garsdale vote to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency. For Local Government purposes, it is in the Kirkby Lonsdale Ward of South Lakeland District Council and the Sedbergh + Kirkby Lonsdale Division of Cumbria County Council. Kirkby Lonsdale has its own Parish Council; Kirkby Lonsdale Town Council. Early signs of occupation in the area are a Neolithic stone circle on Casterton Fell and remains of Celtic settlements at Barbon, Middleton and Hutton Roof. During the Roman occupation, a Roman road followed the River Lune, linking forts at Low Borrow Bridge and Over Burrow. A Roman milestone unearthed in 1836 a
Historically in Westmorland, it lies 13 miles south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish had a population of 1,771 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 1,843 at the 2011 Census.
Notable buildings include St Mary's Church, a Norman building with fine carved columns. The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as Ruskin's View after John Ruskin, who called it one of the loveliest views in England.
It was painted by J. M. W. Turner. Kirkby Lonsdale is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency, of which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.
For the European Parliament residents in Garsdale vote to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency. For Local Government purposes, it is in the Kirkby Lonsdale Ward of South Lakeland District Council and the Sedbergh + Kirkby Lonsdale Division of Cumbria County Council. Kirkby Lonsdale has its own Parish Council; Kirkby Lonsdale Town Council. Early signs of occupation in the area are a Neolithic stone circle on Casterton Fell and remains of Celtic settlements at Barbon, Middleton and Hutton Roof. During the Roman occupation, a Roman road followed the River Lune, linking forts at Low Borrow Bridge and Over Burrow. A Roman milestone unearthed in 1836 a
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