Levens
Built-up area in Westmorland and Furness, England
| Coordinates: | 54.27, -2.788 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 48 86 |
| Population: | 843 |
| Dialling code: | 01539 (Kendal) |
Levens is a small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, England, lying a few miles south‑west of Kendal on the edge of the Lake District and not far from the estuary of the River Kent and Morecambe Bay. It occupies limestone, glacially sculpted countryside of rolling fells, pastures and stone walls.
The village is best known for Levens Hall and its 17th‑century topiary gardens, an important draw for visitors and a local tourist asset alongside agriculture; many people commute into Kendal for work. Levens retains a close‑knit rural community with historic buildings and traditions that reflect its roots in the old county of Westmorland.
Postcode districts covering Levens
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 14.3 miles
- Lancaster 15.5 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 20.4 miles
- Kendal 4.3 miles
- Heysham 15.9 miles
- Ulverston 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sedgwick Parish 1.7 miles
- Heversham Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hincaster Parish 1.8 miles
- Helsington Parish 1.9 miles
- Kendal South Ward 2.3 miles
- Levens and Crooklands Ward 2.4 miles
- Stainton Parish 2.7 miles
- Natland Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Bowness and Lyth Ward 2.8 miles
- Preston Richard Parish 2.9 miles
- Summerlands Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Milnthorpe Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Levens
LA8 8LT, LA8 8PU, LA8 8NX, LA8 8QB, LA8 8NB, LA8 8NU, LA8 8NE, LA8 8NF, LA8 8NS … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 53.6 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 57.1 miles
- Oxenholme Lake District Railway Station 3.6 miles
- Kendal Railway Station 4.7 miles
Hotels near Levens Ad
- The Hare and Hounds, Levens 0.5 miles
- The Bulls Head 3.1 miles
- Hare & Hounds 4 0.5 miles
- Travelodge Kendal 3 2.2 miles
- The Riverside 3 4.6 miles
- Wheatsheaf Inn 3 2.1 miles
- Lyth Valley Country House - Ridgestone 3 miles
- Shakespeare Inn 4.2 miles
- Gilpin Bridge Inn 1.1 miles
- Stonecross Manor Hotel 4 3.3 miles
Schools in Levens
- Levens C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Watercrook Archaeological site 3.1 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 7.4 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 9.6 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 9.9 miles
- Wray Castle Estate 10.2 miles
- Thornton Hall Estate 14.6 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 14.8 miles
- Twistleton Manor Estate 15.1 miles
- Dent Head Hill 18 miles
- Lancaster University University 18.1 miles
- Ashton Hall Estate 18.7 miles