Sedgwick, Cumbria

Sedgwick
Sedgwick village
Sedgwick
Sedgwick shown within Cumbria
Population	349 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD508878
Civil parish	Sedgwick
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KENDAL
Postcode district	LA8
Dialling code	015395
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°16′48″N 2°44′46″W / 54.280°N 2.746°W / 54.280; -2.746Coordinates: 54°16′48″N 2°44′46″W / 54.280°N 2.746°W / 54.280; -2.746

Sedgwick is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kendal. Its main point of interest is Sedgwick House, built in 1868 by Paley and Austin for the industrialist William Henry Wakefield. The village lies on the route 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 from 1857 to 1935 and was probably the cause of the rapid expansion of the village in the Victorian era.

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