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'''Kendal''', once '''Kirkby in Kendal''' or '''Kirkby Kendal''', is a [[market town]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[Westmorland and Furness]] district of [[Cumbria]], England. It lies within the [[River Kent]]'s dale, from which its name is derived, just outside the boundary of the [[Lake District National Park]].
In the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, the area was collected under [[Yorkshire]]. The area came under the [[Honour of Lancaster]] before the barony split. The town became the [[Barony of Kendal]]'s seat, in 1226/7 this barony merged with the [[Barony of Westmorland]] to form the historic county of [[Westmorland]] with [[Appleby-in-Westmorland|Appleby]] as the historic [[county town]].<ref name="youngs">F.A. Youngs, ''Guide to the Local Administrative units of England, Vol.II, Northern England'', London, 1991</ref> In 1889, it became the county town. Under the 1974 reforms, it became the administrative centre of the [[South Lakeland]] district. The town became
It is {{convert|8|mi|0}} south-east of [[Windermere, Cumbria (town)|Windermere]] and {{convert|19|mi|0}} north of [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]]. At the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]], the town had a population of 28,586,<ref name=census2011>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002617|title=Kendal Parish|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> making it the second largest town in Westmorland and Furness after [[Barrow-in-Furness]]. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 29,593. It is renowned today mainly as a centre for shopping,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shop |url=https://visit-kendal.co.uk/discover/shopping/ |website=Kendal Town}}</ref> for its festivals<ref>{{Cite web |title=Events and Festivals - Visit Kendal {{!}} Kendal {{!}} Cumbria |url=https://visit-kendal.co.uk/culture/events-festivals/ |website=Kendal Town}}</ref> and historic sights, including [[Kendal Castle]], and as the home of [[Kendal Mint Cake]]. The town's grey [[limestone]] buildings have earned it the sobriquet "Auld Grey Town".<ref>[https://www.cumbriatouristguides.org/place/kendal-the-auld-grey-town/ Cumbria Tourist Guides. Retrieved 4 August 2020.]</ref>
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[[Category:Towns in Cumbria]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria]]
[[Category:Westmorland and Furness]]
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