South Lakeland District | |
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District | |
Shown within Cumbria |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | North West England |
Ceremonial county | Cumbria |
Historic county |
Lancashire (part) Westmorland (part) Yorkshire (part) |
Admin. HQ | Kendal |
Government | |
• Type | South Lakeland District Council |
• Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
• Executive: | Liberal Democrat |
• MPs: | Tim Farron, John Woodcock |
Area | |
• Total | 592 sq mi (1,534 km2) |
Area rank | 10th |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 103,658 |
• Rank | Ranked 225th |
• Density | 180/sq mi (68/km2) |
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
ONS code | 16UG (ONS) E07000031 (GSS) |
Ethnicity |
White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 95.5922%, White: Irish 0.3425%, White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.0347%, White: Other White 2.3944%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 0.1592%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 0.0878%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 0.2248%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed 0.1389%, Asian/Asian British: Indian 0.1804%, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 0.0386%, Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 0.0511%, Asian/Asian British: Chinese 0.2576%, Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 0.2315%, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 0.1023%, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean 0.0646%, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black 0.0096,% Other ethnic group: Arab 0.0338%, Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 0.056% |
Website | southlakeland.gov.uk |
Coordinates: 54°18′43″N 2°52′48″W / 54.312°N 2.880°W
White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 95.5922%, White: Irish 0.3425%, White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.0347%, White: Other White 2.3944%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 0.1592%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 0.0878%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 0.2248%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed 0.1389%, Asian/Asian British: Indian 0.1804%, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 0.0386%, Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 0.0511%, Asian/Asian British: Chinese 0.2576%, Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 0.2315%, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 0.1023%, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean 0.0646%, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black 0.0096,% Other ethnic group: Arab 0.0338%,
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. The population of the Non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 103,658. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District as well as northwestern parts of the Yorkshire Dales.
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was formed from the Kendal borough, Windermere urban district, most of Lakes urban district, South Westmorland Rural District, from Westmorland, Grange and Ulverston urban districts and North Lonsdale Rural District from Lancashire, and Sedbergh Rural District from the West Riding of Yorkshire.