Kents Bank
Kents Bank is a small village in Cumbria, England, so named for its proximity to the River Kent estuary. Part of the historic County Palatine of Lancashire, it is located 2 miles south-west of Grange-over-Sands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 1,620 residents
- Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Kents Bank, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kents Bank railway station and Kirkhead Summer House.
Kents Bank railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kents Bank is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 17+1⁄4 miles north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Kents Bank in Cumbria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allithwaite and Cartmel.
Allithwaite
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allithwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, located roughly 1.2 miles west of Grange-over-Sands. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Allithwaite, and the village of Cartmel situated to the north, are part of the civil parish of Lower Allithwaite.
Cartmel
Village
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Cartmel is a village in Furness (traditionally "Lancashire-over-the-Sands", England, 2+1⁄4 miles northwest of Grange-over-Sands close to the River Eea. Cartmel is situated 2 miles northwest of Kents Bank.
Flookburgh
Village
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Flookburgh is an ancient village on the Cartmel peninsula in Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire and being close to Morecambe Bay, cockle and shrimp fishing plays a big part in village life. Flookburgh is situated 2 miles west of Kents Bank.
Kents Bank
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Grange-over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.17701° or 54° 10′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.92283° or 2° 55′ 22″ westPopulation
1,620Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9C6V53GG+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 29672369OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2645784Wikidata ID
Q6392120
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Kents Bank” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kents Bank”
- French: “Kents Bank”
- Irish: “Kents Bank”
- Polish: “Kents Bank”
- Welsh: “Kents Bank”
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Notable Places Nearby
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