Static Image Name: | Killington Village Cumbria - geograph.org.uk - 150928.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Killington |
Official Name: | Killington |
Country: | England |
Region: | North West England |
Os Grid Reference: | SD6188 |
Coordinates: | 54.294°N -2.596°W |
Population: | 261 |
Population Ref: | (2011, including Firbank) |
Civil Parish: | Killington |
Shire District: | South Lakeland |
Shire County: | Cumbria |
Constituency Westminster: | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Post Town: | CARNFORTH |
Post Town1: | KENDAL |
Post Town2: | SEDBERGH |
Postcode District: | LA6 |
Postcode District1: | LA8 |
Postcode District2: | LA10 |
Postcode Area: | LA |
Postcode Area1: | LA |
Postcode Area2: | LA |
Dial Code: | 01539 |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom South Lakeland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Lakeland |
Killington is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the county of Cumbria, England.[1] It had a population of 152 in 2001,[2] At the 2011 census Killington was grouped with Firbank giving a total population of 261.
Killington gives its name to Killington Lake, after which Killington Lake services is named, although this is located in the neighbouring parish of New Hutton.
Killington Hall, in the centre of the village, dates largely from c. 1640, was altered in 1803, and preserves the ruins of a 15th-century pele tower adjoining the main building.[3] The Hall is adjacent to All Saints' Church, which dates from the 14th century, with 17th-century alterations, and was originally built as the chapel to the Hall.