SEDGWICK PARISH

Introduction

Sedgwick is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kendal. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 380, decreasing at the 2011 census to 349.Part of the historic county of Westmorland, its main points of interest are 2 Grade II listed buildings: Sedgwick House, built in 1868 by Paley and Austin for the industrialist William Henry Wakefield An aqueduct belonging to the drained section of the Lancaster CanalSizergh Castle & Garden and Levens Hall are just west of the village. The gunpowder works in Sedgwick, powered by water from the River Kent, operated to 1935. From 1819 the works had access to the Lancaster Canal, and they were probably the cause of the rapid expansion of the village in the Victorian era.The Lakeland Maze Farm Park is situated to the east of the village.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	200 hectares
Population	356 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	178 people/km²
Mean age	50.6
Ward	Burton & Crooklands
District	South Lakeland
Postcodes	LA8
ONS ID	E04002647