Dent, Cumbria

Dent
Village and parish
Main Street, Dent
Dent is located in the former South Lakeland district
Dent
Dent
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Dent is located in Cumbria
Dent
Dent
Location within Cumbria
Population785 (2011, including Middleton)[1]
OS grid referenceSD7087
Civil parish
  • Dent
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSEDBERGH
Postcode districtLA10
Dialling code015396
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°16′34″N 2°27′07″W / 54.276°N 2.452°W / 54.276; -2.452

Dent is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies in Dentdale, a narrow valley on the western slopes of the Pennines within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 4 miles (6 km) south east of Sedbergh and 8 miles (13 km) north east of Kirkby Lonsdale. At the 2011 census, Dent and Middleton had a total population of 785.[1]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Dent Parish (E04002600)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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