Cumbria
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Kendal

Kendal Castle

Kendal Castle is a medieval fortification to the east of the town of , , in northern England. The castle, which is atop a glacial drumlin, was built in the 13th century as the Caput baroniae for the Barony of Kendal.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry.

Art gallery
Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an art gallery in , . Abbot Hall was built in 1759 by Colonel George Wilson, the second son of Daniel Wilson of , a large house and country estate nearby. is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Kendal Castle.

Museum
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry, formerly the Museum of Lakeland Life and sometimes abbreviated to MOLLI, is a local museum in , , northwest England. is situated 1,900 feet west of Kendal Castle.

Ground is a cricket ground in , . The first recorded match on the ground was in 1893. The ground hosted its first Minor Counties Championship match in 1956, when Cumberland played the Lancashire Second XI. is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Kendal Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kentrigg and Oxenholme.

Suburb
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a northern suburb of , Cumbria, England. By road, is located 1.2 miles north of the centre of Kendal and 1.4 miles southeast of .

Village
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is a hamlet in the area of , England. It is in the historic county of and is part of the civil parish of , and lies just to the south east of the town. is situated 1½ miles south of Kendal Castle.

Hamlet
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is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of and Scalthwaiterigg, in in rural , England, about 4 miles north of , on the A6 road. is situated 2 miles north of Kendal Castle.

Kendal Castle

Latitude
54.3249° or 54° 19′ 30″ north
Longitude
-2.73649° or 2° 44′ 11″ west
Elevation
295 feet (90 metres)
Operator
South Lakeland District Council
Open location code
9C6V87F7+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66568150
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287285
Wiki­data ID
Q6388845
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kendal Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kendal Castle”
  • Danish: “Kendal Castle”
  • Dutch: “Kendal Castle”
  • French: “château de Kendal”
  • French: “Château de Kendal”
  • German: “Kendal Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Kendal”
  • Italian: “Castello di Kendal”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kendal Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Kendal Castle”
  • Swedish: “Kendal Castle”

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