Barbon

Barbon
Barbon
Village and parish
	St Bartholomew's Church
	Barbon Location in the former South Lakeland district Barbon Location within Cumbria
Population	236 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD6282
Civil parish	Barbon;
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARNFORTH
Postcode district	LA6
Dialling code	015242
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale;
	List of places UK England Cumbria54°13′01″N 2°34′01″W / 54.217°N 2.567°W

Barbon is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 263,^[2] which decreased to 236 according to the 2011 Census.^[1] The church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. The village is about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Kirkby Lonsdale and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Casterton. Barbon Beck flows through, and takes its name from the village before flowing into the River Lune. The A683 road passes to the west of the village between Kirkby Lonsdale and Sedbergh. The village has been within the Yorkshire Dales National Park since 1 August 2016.

Description

The village was the childhood home of the poet Catherine Grace Godwin who died here in 1845.^[3]

Barbon is the location of Barbon Manor Speed Hillclimb, an event that takes place on three occasions each year, in May, June and July, on a driveway that runs through Barbon Manor Park, by permission of the Shuttleworth Estate.

The Barbon Inn, in the centre of the village, is a hotel, pub and restaurant built as a coaching inn in the 17th century.^[4]

Other sources

A family history study, written in 1913, says, "The Hardys of Barbon, and some other Westmoreland Statesmen : Their Kith, Kin and Childer" followed their family history in Barbon from the 16th century until the late 19th century.^[5]