Crooklands is a village in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kendal on the A65 road. Historically part of Westmorland, the Lancaster Canal and Peasey Beck pass through Crooklands. The adjacent showfield of the Westmorland County Agricultural Society is the venue of the annual Westmorland County Show (first held 1799, moved to this site late 20th century), Country Fest (since 2009) and various other events.

Crooklands
Preston Patrick Church and school houses, Crooklands
Crooklands Location in South Lakeland Show map of South Lakeland Crooklands Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	2,176 (2011.Ward)
OS grid reference	SD534835
Civil parish	Heversham
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MILNTHORPE
Postcode district	LA7
Dialling code	015395
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.2450°N 2.7150°W / 54.2450; -2.7150

Crooklands is a ward which elects one councillor to South Lakeland district council.[1] The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,146.

In the 1870s Crooklands was described as "a hamlet in Preston-Richard township, Heversham parish".[2] Preston Richard is now a separate parish from Heversham.

See also

• Listed buildings in Preston Richard

References

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