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Bridge over the River Sprint |
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Longsleddale
Longsleddale shown within Cumbria |
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| Population | 73 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | NY5003 |
| Parish | Longsleddale |
| District | South Lakeland |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KENDAL |
| Postcode district | LA8 |
| Dialling code | 01539 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
Longsleddale is a valley and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the hamlet of Sadgill. The parish has a population of 73.[1]
The valley is bounded to the west by Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts, one arm of the Kentmere Horseshoe, and to the east by Sleddale Fell and its summits of Grey Crag and Tarn Crag. The River Sprint starts on the slopes of Harter Fell and Branstree, and flows south through the valley before joining the River Kent to the north of the town of Kendal.
Longsleddale was the inspiration behind the fictional Greendale village, setting of BBC children's television series Postman Pat.
Half way between Garnett Bridge and Sadgill, Ubarrow Hall is a medieval pele tower, reduced in height, adjoining a 17th century farmhouse.[2]
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