| Coordinates: | 54.341, -2.862 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 44 94 |
| Dialling code: | 01539 (Kendal) |
Crook is a small rural parish in Westmorland and Furness, in north‑west England. Nestled among rolling farmland and low fells, it features traditional stone cottages, drystone walls and quiet lanes that lead towards the Lake District, while being a short drive from the market town of Kendal, so it feels peaceful but not isolated.
Historically agricultural, the parish still has a strong farming presence alongside a modest number of holiday cottages and rural businesses that welcome walkers and visitors. Local life revolves around the parish church, village gatherings and conservation of the landscape and built heritage, giving the area a gently village‑centred social scene and a quietly resilient rural economy.
Postcode districts covering Crook
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 18.9 miles
- Lancaster 20.5 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 21 miles
- Kendal 5 miles
- Heysham 20.3 miles
- Penrith 24.6 miles
- Ulverston 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Nether Staveley Parish 2.2 miles
- Bowness-on-Windermere Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Underbarrow and Bradleyfield Parish 2.7 miles
- Storrs Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Staveley Built-up area 3 miles
- Hugill Parish 3.1 miles
- Strickland Ketel Parish 3.4 miles
- Windermere Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Crosthwaite and Lyth Parish 3.5 miles
- Cartmel Fell Parish 3.5 miles
- Bowness and Lyth Ward 3.8 miles
- Burneside Built-up area 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Crook
LA8 8LR, LA8 8LQ, LA23 3NS, LA8 9HU, LA8 9HR, LA8 8LF, LA23 3NU, LA8 8LN, LA23 3NX … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 58.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 58.7 miles
- Staveley Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Windermere Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels in Crook Ad
Local points of interest
- Wray Castle Estate 4.6 miles
- Watercrook Archaeological site 5.1 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 11.9 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 12.4 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 14.9 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 15.6 miles
- Lowther Castle Estate 18.6 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 19.3 miles
- Thornton Hall Estate 19.9 miles