Crooklands is a village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kendal on the A65 road. Historically part of Westmorland, the Lancaster Canal and Peasey Beck pass through Crooklands. The adjacent showfield of the Westmorland County Agricultural Society is the venue of the annual Westmorland County Show (first held 1799, moved to this site late 20th century), Country Fest (since 2009) and various other events.
| Crooklands | |
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 Preston Patrick Church and school houses, Crooklands | |
  Crooklands Location in the former South Lakeland district  Crooklands Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 2,176 (2011.Ward) |
| OS grid reference | SD534835 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILNTHORPE |
| Postcode district | LA7 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Crooklands is a ward which elects one councillor to South Lakeland district council.[1] The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,146.
In the 1870s Crooklands was described as "a hamlet in Preston-Richard township, Heversham parish".[2] Preston Richard is now a separate parish from Heversham.
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- ^ "Councillors by ward". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). "Crooklands". Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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