South Lakeland

54°18′43″N 2°52′48″W / 54.312°N 2.880°W / 54.312; -2.880

South Lakeland District
Official logo of South Lakeland District
Shown within Cumbria
Shown within Cumbria
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyCumbria
Historic countyLancashire (part)
Westmorland (part)
Yorkshire (part)
Founded1 April 1974 (1974-04-01)
Abolished31 March 2023 (2023-03-31)
Admin. HQKendal
Government
 • TypeSouth Lakeland District Council
Area
 • Total593 sq mi (1,535 km2)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total104,676
 • Density180/sq mi (68/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code16UG (ONS)
E07000031 (GSS)
Websitesouthlakeland.gov.uk

South Lakeland was a local government district in Cumbria, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in Kendal. The district covered the southern part of the Lake District region, as well as northwestern parts of the Yorkshire Dales. At the 2011 Census, the population of the district was 103,658,[1] an increase from 102,301 at the 2001 Census.[2]

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was formed from the Kendal borough, Windermere urban district, most of Lakes urban district, South Westmorland Rural District, from Westmorland, Grange and Ulverston urban districts and North Lonsdale Rural District from Lancashire, and Sedbergh Rural District from the West Riding of Yorkshire.

In April 2023, Cumbria was reorganised into two unitary authorities.[3] South Lakeland District Council was abolished and its functions were transferred to the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – South Lakeland Local Authority (E07000031)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – South Lakeland Local Authority (E07000031)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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