Lower Holker
| Lower Holker | |
|---|---|
 Holker Hall | |
  Lower Holker Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 1,869 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD3677 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRANGE OVER SANDS |
| Postcode district | LA11 |
| Dialling code | 01539 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Lower Holker is a civil parish and electoral ward (called Holker) in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the villages of Cark and Flookburgh, the hamlets of Holker, Ravenstown and Sand Gate, and historic Holker Hall. The parish has a population of 1,808,[1] increasing to 1,869 at the 2011 Census[2]
In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Holkerian' derives its name from Holker Hall.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Lakeland Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ^ "Ward/Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press p43
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