Kendal

Kendal
Town
View of Kendal, with the clock tower of the Town Hall (centre)
Kendal is located in the former South Lakeland district
Kendal
Kendal
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Kendal is located in Cumbria
Kendal
Kendal
Location within Cumbria
Population29,593 (2021 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD5192
• London223 miles (358.9 km) SSE
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA9
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°19′34″N 2°44′42″W / 54.326°N 2.745°W / 54.326; -2.745

Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies within the River Kent's dale, from which its name is derived, just outside the boundary of the Lake District National Park.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, the area was collected under Yorkshire. The area came under the Honour of Lancaster before the barony split. The town became the Barony of Kendal's seat, in 1226/7 this barony merged with the Barony of Westmorland to form the historic county of Westmorland with Appleby as the historic county town.[3] In 1889, it became the county town. Under the 1974 reforms, it became the administrative centre of the South Lakeland district. The town became Westmorland and Furness district's administrative centre in a 2023 reform.

It is 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Windermere and 19 miles (31 km) north of Lancaster. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 28,586,[4] making it the second largest town in Westmorland and Furness after Barrow-in-Furness. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 29,593. It is renowned today mainly as a centre for shopping,[5] for its festivals[6] and historic sights, including Kendal Castle, and as the home of Kendal Mint Cake. The town's grey limestone buildings have earned it the sobriquet "Auld Grey Town".[7]

  1. ^ "Kendal". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Kendal Village Council – Home – Old Market Village, Lake District – Kendal, Cumbria, UK". Kendal Town Council. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ F.A. Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative units of England, Vol.II, Northern England, London, 1991
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kendal Parish (E04002617)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Shop". Kendal Town.
  6. ^ "Events and Festivals - Visit Kendal | Kendal | Cumbria". Kendal Town.
  7. ^ Cumbria Tourist Guides. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

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