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Kirkby Lonsdale (/ ˈ k ɜːr b i ˈ l ɒ n z d eɪ l /) is a town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland , it lies 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Kendal on the A65 .
Cowan Bridge is a village in the English county of Lancashire. It is south-east of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale where the main A65 road crosses the Leck Beck . It forms part of the civil parish of Burrow-with-Burrow .
Five urban districts: Ambleside, Bowness on Windermere, Grasmere, Kirkby Lonsdale, Windermere; Three rural districts: West Ward, East Westmorland, South Westmorland; In 1905, a new Shap urban district was formed, while Windermere absorbed the neighbouring Bowness UD. A County Review Order in 1935 reduced the number of districts in the county:
Casterton is a small village and civil parish close to Kirkby Lonsdale on the River Lune in the south east corner of Cumbria, England.In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 500, [2] decreasing at the 2011 census to 425.
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It is on the River Lune 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Cumbrian town Kirkby Lonsdale. Administratively it forms part of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster itself being some 17 miles (27 km) away. Settlements in the parish include Nether Burrow, Over Burrow, Overtown and Cowan Bridge. The parish is sometimes referred to as "Burrow" for brevity. [3]
The station was opened on 6 June 1867 by the Furness and Midland Joint Railway on their line between Wennington and Carnforth.It was sited between the western portal of the 1230yd (1118m) Melling Tunnel and the bridge carrying the railway across the A683 Lancaster to Kirkby Lonsdale road.