Underbarrow

Underbarrow is a small village in Cumbria, England, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Kendal.^[2] The village is in the Lake District National Park. It is in the civil parish of Underbarrow and Bradleyfield, in Westmorland and Furness district, and has a parish council.^[3] In the 2001 census Underbarrow and Bradleyfield had a population of 351,^[4] decreasing at the 2011 census to 330.^[1]

Underbarrow
All Saints Church
Underbarrow Location in South Lakeland Show map of the former South Lakeland district Underbarrow Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	330 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SD467921
Civil parish	Underbarrow and Bradleyfield
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kendal
Postcode district	LA8
Dialling code	01539
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.322°N 2.820°W / 54.322; -2.820

Politics

In 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 Underbarrow became a part of the South Lakeland district whose administrative centre is Kendal. In 2023 the South Lakeland district was abolished and the town is now part of the Westmorland and Furness district.

Underbarrow is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency for which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.^[5]

Famous residents

• Edward Burrough (1634–1663), the Quaker, was born here

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Underbarrow and Bradleyfield
• Kendal
• Westmorland and Furness