Barbon
Coordinates: 54°13′01″N 2°34′01″W / 54.217°N 2.567°W
| Barbon | |
 St Bartholomew's Church |
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 Barbon
Barbon shown within Cumbria |
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| Population | 263 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SD6282 |
| Civil parish | Barbon |
| District | South Lakeland |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARNFORTH |
| Postcode district | LA6 |
| Dialling code | 015242 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
Barbon is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 263. The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The village is about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Kirkby Lonsdale and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Casterton.
Barbon is the location of Barbon Manor Speed Hillclimb an event that runs on three occasions each year, in May, June and July, on a driveway that runs through Barbon Manor Park, by permission of the Shuttleworth Estate and organised by Westmorland Motor Club.[1]
Barbon is within a proposed extension of the Yorkshire Dales National Park—under consultation and awaiting approval.
The Barbon Inn, in the centre of the village, is a hotel, pub and restaurant built as a coaching inn in the 17th century.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.westmorlandmotorclub.co.uk
- ^ "The Barbon Inn". The Automobile Association. http://www.theaa.com/pubs/the-barbon-inn-374910. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
[edit] External links
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