Levens, Cumbria

Levens
Lych gate at St John's Church
Levens  Levens shown within Cumbria
Population	1,007 (2001)
OS grid reference	SD4886
Civil parish	Levens
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

Coordinates: 54°16′05″N 2°47′20″W / 54.268°N 2.789°W / 54.268; -2.789

Levens is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It has a population of 1,007.^[1] The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Kendal off the A6 and A590 roads. Levens Hall is within the parish.

Notable people

• Henry Graham (of Levens) (died 1707), landowner and member of parliament

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Levens, Cumbria.

• Its page in the Cumbria Directory
• Levens CE School
• Map sources for Levens, Cumbria

Ceremonial county of Cumbria Cumbria Portal Boroughs or districts City of Carlisle Borough of Allerdale Borough of Barrow-in-Furness Borough of Copeland District of Eden District of South Lakeland Major settlements Alston Ambleside Appleby-in-Westmorland Aspatria Barrow-in-Furness Bowness-on-Windermere Brampton Broughton-in-Furness Carlisle Cleator Moor Cockermouth Dalton-in-Furness Egremont Grange-over-Sands Harrington Kendal Keswick Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Stephen Longtown Maryport Millom Penrith Sedbergh Silloth Ulverston Whitehaven Wigton Windermere Workington See also: List of civil parishes in Cumbria Topics Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Country Houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings History Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Schools