Kirkby Lonsdale (England)
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Name (Latin)
Kirkby Lonsdale (England)
Coordinates
-2.597 -2.597 54.201 54.201 (gooearth )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Old Kirkby Lonsdale and the Rainbow Parish, 2004.
- Barth. gaz. of places in Brit., 1986(Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, small tn on R Lune 14m/22km NE of Lancaster)
- GEOnet Dec. 20, 2004(Kirkby Lonsdale, United Kingdom; PPL, 54⁰12'N, 002⁰35'W)
Wikipedia description:
Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it lies 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish recorded a population of 1,771 in the 2001 census, increasing to 1,843 at the 2011 Census. Notable buildings include St Mary's Church, a Norman building with fine carved columns. The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as Ruskin's View after John Ruskin, who called it one of the loveliest in England. It was painted by J. M. W. Turner.
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