Barbon
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Barbon is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 263, which decreased to 236 according to the 2011 Census. The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The village is about north of Kirkby Lonsdale and north of Casterton. Barbon Beck flows through, and takes its name from the village before flowing into the River Lune. The A683 road passes to the west of the village between Kirkby Lonsdale and Sedbergh. The village has been within the Yorkshire Dales National Park since 1 August 2016.
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Place details
- Locality
- Casterton
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 425
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Bartholomew's Church in Barbon.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Bartholomew's Church
- UK place.official_name
- Barbon
- UK place.type
- Village and parish
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD6282
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.population
- 236
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Barbon
- UK place.unitary_england
- Westmorland and Furness
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- UK place.post_town
- CARNFORTH
- UK place.postcode_district
- LA6
- UK place.postcode_area
- LA
- UK place.dial_code
- 015242
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Barbon is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 263, which decreased to 236 according to the 2011 Census. The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The village is about north of Kirkby Lonsdale and north of Casterton. Barbon Beck flows through, and takes its name from the village before flowing into the River Lune. The A683 road passes to the west of the village between Kirkby Lonsdale and Sedbergh. The village has been within the Yorkshire Dales National Park since 1 August 2016.
==Description== The village was the childhood home of the poet Catherine Grace Godwin who died here in 1845.
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