River Kent

The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. It originates in hills surrounding Kentmere, and flows for around 20 miles into the north of Morecambe Bay.

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Levens Hall and Levens Bridge.

Levens Hall

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Levens Hall is a manor house in the Kent valley, near the village of Levens and 5 miles south of Kendal in Cumbria, Northern England.

Sizergh Castle is a stately home with garden and estate at Helsington in Cumbria, England, about 4 miles south of Kendal. Located in historic Westmorland, the castle is a Grade I listed building. Sizergh is situated 2½ miles north of River Kent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Causeway End and Levens.

Causeway End

Neighborhood

Causeway End is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.

Levens

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Levens is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. It lies within the historic county of Westmorland. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,007, increasing at the 2011 census to 1,049.

Milnthorpe

Town

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Milnthorpe is a village, civil parish, and former market town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is 7 miles south of Kendal. Historically in the county of Westmorland and on the A6, the village contains several old hostelries and hosts a market every Friday. Milnthorpe is situated 1½ miles south of River Kent.

River Kent

Type: Stream
Description: river in Cumbria, England, UK
Categories: protected area, river, and body of water
Location: Silverdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.25° or 54° 15′ north

Longitude

-2.78333° or 2° 47′ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

9C6V7628+2M

GeoNames ID

2645798

Wikidata ID

Q2155507

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“River Kent” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Ríu Kent”
Cebuano: “River Kent”
Chinese: “肯特河口”
Croatian: “Kent (rijeka)”
Croatian: “Kent”
Dutch: “River Kent”
Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كينت”
French: “Kent”
French: “River Kent”
German: “River Kent”
Hebrew: “קנט”
Italian: “Kent”
Japanese: “ケント川”
Serbo-Croatian: “Kent”
Slovenian: “Kent”
Slovenian: “reka Kent”
Slovenian: “River Kent”
Swahili: “Mto Kent”
Swedish: “River Kent”
Welsh: “Afon Kent”

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