Killington, Cumbria Explained

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.

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  1. http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=killington "Killington"
  2. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790350 Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland
  3. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-75691-killington-hall-killington Killington Hall at British Listed Buildings Online