Blindcrake

Also known as Blindcrake, Cumbria

Blindcrake is a village and civil parish within the Isel Valley, in the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, England, historically part of Cumberland. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 287, increasing to 348 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes Blindcrake village and the hamlets of Redmain, Isel and Sunderland.

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Place details

Locality: Sunderland
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Blindcrake
UK place.civil_parish: Blindcrake
UK place.unitary_england: Cumberland
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cumbria
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Clints Crag Blindcrake.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Clints Crag above Blindcrake
UK place.population: 348
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.constituency_westminster: Penrith and Solway
UK place.post_town: COCKERMOUTH
UK place.postcode_area: CA
UK place.postcode_district: CA13
UK place.dial_code: 01900
UK place.dial_code1: 016973
UK place.dial_code2: 017687
UK place.os_grid_reference: NY 14830 34771

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Wikidata facts

Population: 348
Image: Blindcrake Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 554358.jpg
Dialing code: 016973

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Commons category: Blindcrake
postal code: CA13
OS grid reference: NY1515834693

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Governance
Toponymy
History
Geography
Walking
Climate
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Blindcrake village is one of 23 designated conservation areas of the National Park Planning Authority. this status is largely based on its mediaeval strip field pattern which is described as "undoubtedly the finest example of its type in the Lake District".