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Lower Holker is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the villages of Cark and Flookburgh, the hamlets of Holker, Ravenstown and Sand Gate, and historic Holker Hall. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,808,[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 1,869.[1]

Lower Holker
Holker Hall
Lower Holker Location within Cumbria
Population	1,869 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SD3677
Civil parish	Lower Holker
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GRANGE OVER SANDS
Postcode district	LA11
Dialling code	01539
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.1743°N 2.9721°W / 54.1743; -2.9721

In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Holkerian' derives its name from Holker Hall.[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Lower Holker

References

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Holker, Lower (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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