Sedgwick, Cumbria
Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Human settlement in England
- Sedgwick
- South Lakeland
- Cumbria
- North West
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sedgwick is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kendal. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 380,[2] decreasing at the 2011 census to 349.[1]
Part of the historic county of Westmorland, its main points of interest are 2 Grade II listed buildings:
- Sedgwick House, built in 1868 by Paley and Austin for the industrialist William Henry Wakefield
- An aqueduct belonging to the drained section of the Lancaster Canal
Sizergh Castle & Garden and Levens Hall are just west of the village.
The gunpowder works in Sedgwick, powered by water from the River Kent, operated to 1935.[3] From 1819 the works had access to the Lancaster Canal, and they were probably the cause of the rapid expansion of the village in the Victorian era.[citation needed]
The Lakeland Maze Farm Park is situated to the east of the village.
See also
References
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sedgwick Parish (E04002647)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Sedgwick Parish (16UG064)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Sedgewick Gunpowder Works". National Trust.
External links
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- Cumbria County History Trust: Sedgwick (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Visit Cumbria Page on Sedgwick
- British History Page on Sedgwick
- Sedgwick.org
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