Lower Holker

Lower Holker
Holker Hall
Lower Holker Location within Cumbria
Population	1,869 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SD3677
Civil parish	Lower Holker
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GRANGE OVER SANDS
Postcode district	LA11
Dialling code	01539
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°10′27″N2°58′20″W / 54.1743°N 2.9721°W / 54.1743; -2.9721

Lower Holker is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the villages of Cark and Flookburgh, the hamlets of Holker, Ravenstown and Sand Gate, and historic Holker Hall. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,808, ^[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 1,869. ^[1]

In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Holkerian' derives its name from Holker Hall. ^[3]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Lower Holker

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lower Holker Parish (E04002627)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 8 May 2021.
2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Lower Holker Parish (16UG044)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 8 May 2021.
3. Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press p43

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Holker, Lower (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)