Crooklands is a village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kendal on the A65 road. Historically part of Westmorland, the Lancaster Canal and Peasey Beck pass through Crooklands. The adjacent showfield of the Westmorland County Agricultural Society is the venue of the annual Westmorland County Show (first held 1799, moved to this site late 20th century), Country Fest (since 2009) and various other events.

Crooklands
Preston Patrick Church and school houses, Crooklands
Crooklands is located in the former South Lakeland district
Crooklands
Crooklands
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Crooklands is located in Cumbria
Crooklands
Crooklands
Location within Cumbria
Population2,176 (2011.Ward)
OS grid referenceSD534835
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMILNTHORPE
Postcode districtLA7
Dialling code015395
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°14′42″N 2°42′54″W / 54.2450°N 2.7150°W / 54.2450; -2.7150

Crooklands is a ward which elects one councillor to South Lakeland district council.[1] The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,146.

In the 1870s Crooklands was described as "a hamlet in Preston-Richard township, Heversham parish".[2] Preston Richard is now a separate parish from Heversham.

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  1. ^ "Councillors by ward". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). "Crooklands". Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2011.