Sedgwick, Cumbria
Sedgwick is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kendal. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 380,[2] decreasing at the 2011 census to 349.[1]
| Sedgwick | |
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 Sedgwick village | |
  Sedgwick Location in South Lakeland  Sedgwick Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 349 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD508878 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KENDAL |
| Postcode district | LA8 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Part of the historic county of Westmorland, its main points of interest are 2 Grade II listed buildings:
- Sedgwick House, built in 1868 by Paley and Austin for the industrialist William Henry Wakefield
- An aqueduct belonging to the drained section of the Lancaster Canal
Sizergh Castle & Garden and Levens Hall are just west of the village.
The gunpowder works in Sedgwick, powered by water from the River Kent, operated to 1935.[3] From 1819 the works had access to the Lancaster Canal, and they were probably the cause of the rapid expansion of the village in the Victorian era.
References
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sedgwick Parish (E04002647)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Sedgwick Parish (16UG064)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- "Sedgewick Gunpowder Works". National Trust.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sedgwick, Cumbria. |
- Cumbria County History Trust: Sedgwick (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Visit Cumbria Page on Sedgwick
- British History Page on Sedgwick
- Sedgwick.org
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