Levens, Cumbria

{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name = St John's Church, Levens, Lych gate - geograph.org.uk - 1723308.jpg | static_image_caption = Lych gate at St John's Church | official_name = Levens | type = Village and parish | country = England | region = North West England | os_grid_reference = SD4886 | coordinates = {{coord|54.268|-2.789|display=inline,title}} | population = 1,049 | population_ref = ''(2011)''<ref name=census2011/> | civil_parish = Levens | unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness | lieutenancy_england = Cumbria | constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale | post_town = KENDAL | postcode_district = LA8 | postcode_area = LA | dial_code = 01539 | pushpin_map = United Kingdom South Lakeland | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the former South Lakeland district }}

'''Levens''' is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. It lies within the historic county of Westmorland. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,007,<ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=16UG041|title=Levens Parish|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> increasing at the 2011 census to 1,049.<ref name=census2011>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002624|title=Levens Parish|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> The village lies {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} south of Kendal off the A6 and A590 roads. Levens Hall is within the parish. alt=View of Levens from the west.|Levens, seen from the west.|thumb|220x220px

==Governance== An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches from Helsington, then south to Heversham. The total ward population at the 2011 Census was 2,056.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/levens-e05003261#sthash.b4GRWMea.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref>

== Transport == The village has one route serving it run by Stagecoach Kendal to Cartmel or Kendal.

==Notable people== *Henry Graham (of Levens) (died 1707), landowner and member of parliament *James Knox (born 1995), racing cyclist<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/james-knox-moves-up-to-worldtour-with-quick-step-floors/ |title=James Knox moves up to WorldTour with Quick-Step Floors |author= |date=13 September 2017 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref>

==See also== {{portal|Cumbria}} *Listed buildings in Levens, Cumbria

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/levens Cumbria County History Trust: Levens] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) {{Commons category|Levens, Cumbria}} *[http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=levens Its page in the Cumbria Directory] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090423160536/http://www.levens.cumbria.sch.uk/site/School.html Levens CE School] *{{oscoor gbx|SD487861}}

Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria Category:Westmorland and Furness