Area Info for Lower Holker (Cumbria)

Lower Holker (Cumbria, UK)

Lower Holker is a civil parish located in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated in the north-western part of the country, within the historic county of Westmorland. The parish encompasses a rural area known for its scenic landscapes, including farmland, woodlands, and proximity to the Lake District National Park.

Geography and Landscape

The area is characterised by its picturesque countryside, with rolling hills and natural beauty typical of the Lake District region. It offers a tranquil environment, making it a desirable location for those seeking rural tranquillity and outdoor activities such as walking and cycling.

Local Governance

Lower Holker is governed as a civil parish, with local administrative matters managed by the parish council. It falls under the jurisdiction of South Lakeland District Council for broader local government services.

Community and Amenities

The community in Lower Holker is small and close-knit, with local amenities including churches, farms, and small businesses. The area is also known for its historical sites and traditional English countryside charm.

Nearby Locations

Lower Holker is near other notable villages and towns such as Cartmel, which is famous for its priory and culinary heritage, and Grange-over-Sands, a seaside resort town. The proximity to the Lake District National Park makes it a popular base for tourists exploring the region.

Historical and Cultural Significance

While specific historical details about Lower Holker are limited, the surrounding region is rich in history, with connections to medieval England and traditional Lakeland culture. The area reflects typical rural Cumbria heritage.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Flookburgh CofE Primary School3.91 miles
Winder Lane, Flookburgh, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7LE
Allithwaite CofE Primary School4.77 miles
Church Road, Allithwaite, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7RD
West End Primary School5.23 miles
Chatsworth Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1BW
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School5.26 miles
Hampton Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1EJ
Heysham High School Sports College5.40 miles
Limes Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1HS
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School5.41 miles
Station Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5JL
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School5.43 miles
Church Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5QA
Grange CofE Primary School5.53 miles
Fell Drive, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7JF
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe5.65 miles
Coniston Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5PS
Morecambe Community High School5.68 miles
Dallam Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5BG
Cartmel Priory CofE School5.69 miles
Headless Cross, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7SA
Fell House School5.75 miles
1 Grange Fell Road, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6AS
Mossgate Primary School5.78 miles
Kingsway, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 2EE
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School5.84 miles
School Road, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 2RF
Cartmel CofE Primary School5.86 miles
Aynsome Road, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6PR
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School5.88 miles
Littledale Avenue, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 2ER
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Lancashire - Morecambe5.27 miles
41-43 Euston Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5DF
Connexions5.45 miles
6-8 Kensington Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5LX
Queen Victoria Hospital5.47 miles
Thornton Rd, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5NN
Altham Meadows5.94 miles
Bartholomew Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4RR
Morecambe Road School6.73 miles
Morecambe Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3AB
Bleasdale House School6.89 miles
27 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0RG
Lyon School7.50 miles
Sefton Drive, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2PZ
Cancer Care (North Lancs & South Lakeland)7.59 miles
Slynedales, Slyne Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 6ST
Ulverston Community Health Centre (Mental Health)7.64 miles
Stanley Street,, Ulverston, LA12 7BT
Ulverston Community Health Centre7.64 miles
Stanley St,, Ulverston, LA12 7BT
Specsavers Hearcare - Lancashire - Lancaster8.37 miles
14-16 Cheapside, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1LZ
Central Lancashire High School Nurses Room8.72 miles
Crag Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3LS
Oaklands8.95 miles
Pathfinders Drive, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4JJ
The Orchard8.95 miles
Pathfinders Drive, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4JJ
Harvey House9.08 miles
Ashton Road,, Lancaster, LA1 5AZ
Harvey House Social Enterprise Ltd Hq9.08 miles
Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5AZ
GP
Rose Grove Surgery4.03 miles
Fairfield Surgery, Flookburgh, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7JY
Coastal Medical Group5.03 miles
Coastal Medical Group, The West End Medical Practice, 1 Heysham Road, Morecambe, LA3 1DA
Drs Irwin Reeve & Golding5.40 miles
The Health Centre, Kents Bank Road, Grange over Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7DJ
Strawberry Gardens Medical Practice5.45 miles
Morecambe Health Centre,, Hanover Street, Morecambe, Morecambe, LA4 5LY
Same Day Health Centre � Morecambe5.45 miles
Morecambe Health Centre, Morecambe, LA4 5LY
Dr S E Brear & Partner5.67 miles
Yorkbridge Surgery, 5 James Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5TE
Rose Grove Surgery5.75 miles
Albert Road, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 7EZ
Dr Milligan SD & Partner5.77 miles
Cartmel Surgery, Haggs Lane, Cartmel, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6PH
Strawberry Gardens Medical Practice6.05 miles
Strawberry Gardens Medical Practice, Heysham Primary Care Centre, Middleton Way, Heysham, Lancashire, LA3 2LE
Dr P J W Winfield & Partners6.08 miles
Westgate Medical Practice, Braddon Close, Westgate, Morecambe Lancashire, LA4 4UZ
Dr D Kew 6.84 miles
20a Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancs, LA5 0RA
Silverdale Surgery6.84 miles
Silverdale Surgery, 19a Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Lancashire, LA5 0RA
Brookfield Surgery7.40 miles
Brookfield Surgery, Main Road, Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, LA5 8DH
Scale Hall Surgery7.45 miles
Scale Hall Surgery, 1 West Drive, Scale Hall, Lancaster, LA1 5BY
Dr G R Murray & Partners7.64 miles
Ulverston Community Health Centre, Stanley Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7BT
Dr Hambly and Partners7.64 miles
Ulverston Community Health Centre, Stanley Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7BT
Hospital
Queen Victoria Hospital5.54 miles
Thornton Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5QG
Royal Lancaster Infirmary8.65 miles
Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4RP
BMI The Lancaster Hospital8.76 miles
Meadowside, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3RH
Ridge Lea Hospital9.08 miles
Quernmore Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3JT
Furness General Hospital9.67 miles
Dalton Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4LF
Fleetwood Hospital13.27 miles
Pharos Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6BE
Millom Hospital13.56 miles
Lapstone Road, Millom, LA18 4BY
Westmorland General Hospital16.28 miles
Burton Rd, Kendal, LA9 7RG
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital20.19 miles
St. Walburgas Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8BP
Blackpool Victoria Hospital20.55 miles
Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8NR
Parkwood Hospital20.63 miles
East Park Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8PW
Wesham Park Hospital22.92 miles
Public Offices, Derby Road, Wesham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 3AL
Priory Hospital Preston23.11 miles
Rosemary Lane, Bartle, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 0HB
Longridge Community Hospital24.60 miles
St. Wilfrids Terrace, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3WQ
Royal Preston Hospital24.92 miles
Sharoe Green Lane North, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9HT
Fulwood Hall Hospital25.65 miles
Midgery Lane, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9SZ
Pharmacy
The Flookburgh Pharmacy3.98 miles
1 Market Street, Grange-Over-Sands, Flookburgh, Cumbria, LA11 7JU
Coastal Pharmacy5.03 miles
Coastal Pharmacy, 1 Heysham Road, Heysham, Heysham, LA3 1DA
West End Pharmacy5.03 miles
3 Heysham Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1DA
Morecambe Bay Chemist5.15 miles
28-30 Regent Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1QN
Boots5.29 miles
4 Royalty Mall, Arndale Centre, Morecambe, LA4 5DH
Morecambe Health Centre Pharmacy 5.45 miles
1 Hanover Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5LY
Lloydspharmacy5.46 miles
The Health Centre Grounds, Morecambe Health Centre, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5LU
Cohens Chemist5.67 miles
Yorkbridge Medical Centre, 5 James Street, Morecambe, LA4 5TE
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.67 miles
Kents Bank Road, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7EY
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.94 miles
Main Street, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6DY
Rowlands Pharmacy5.94 miles
8 & 8A Princes Crescent, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6BX
Bare Pharmacy Ltd5.97 miles
45 Princes Crescent, Bare, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6BY
Cohens Chemist6.07 miles
Heysham Primary Care Centre, Middleton Way, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 2LE
Boots6.08 miles
Braddon Close, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4UZ
Sainsbury's Pharmacy6.13 miles
Christie Park, Lancaster Road, Morecambe, LA4 5TJ
King's Chemist6.58 miles
359 Lancaster Road, Torrisholme, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6RL
Leisure
Park
BARDSEA4.93 miles
HOLKER HALL (Grade II Listed)4.95 miles
WARTON CRAG QUARRY7.94 miles
TROWBARROW QUARRY8.08 miles
ROUDSEA WOOD AND MOSSES8.11 miles
WARTON CRAG8.18 miles
ARNSIDE & SILVERDALE8.20 miles
GAIT BARROWS8.28 miles
LANCASTER CEMETERY (Grade II Listed)9.11 miles
ASHTON MEMORIAL GARDENS AND WILLIAMSON PARK (Grade II Listed)9.11 miles
DALLAM TOWER (Grade II Listed)10.56 miles
FELL FOOT10.97 miles
CAPERNWRAY HALL (Grade II Listed)11.30 miles
SANDSCALE HAWS11.48 miles
NORTH WALNEY11.51 miles
WHITBARROW SCAR11.64 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis The Cabin (Cark) Ltd4.39 miles
130 Station Road, Cark In Cartmel, LA11 7NY
Tesco Morecambe (Express)5.04 miles
47 Heysham Rd, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 1DA
ALDI Marine Road West5.06 miles
Morecambe, LA4 4DB
Supersave Convenience Store5.10 miles
25a Alexandra Road, Morecambe Lancs LA3 1TQ
Morrisons Morecambe5.18 miles
Central Drive, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4DA
Co-op Morecambe5.18 miles
Regent Road, LA3 1QG
Westminster News & Off Licence5.20 miles
71 Westminster Road, Morecambe Lancs LA4 4JA
Iceland Morecambe5.29 miles
Unit 1 Royalty Mall, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5DH
SPAR Euro Garage Regents Park5.32 miles
Regents Park Filling Station, Regents Park, Lancashire, LA4 4QY
Queen Street Mini Mart5.34 miles
43 Queen Street, Morecombe Lancaster LA4 5EL
Carleton Stores5.38 miles
34 Woodhill Lane Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4NL
SPAR Euro Garage Tibicar Service Station5.46 miles
Tibicar Service Station, Oxcliffe Road, Lancashire, LA3 1PS
SPAR Morecambe5.52 miles
Thornton Road, Lancashire, LA4 5PB
Tesco Morecambe (Express)5.66 miles
362 Heysham Rd, Heysham, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 2BJ
Co-op Grange-over-sands5.73 miles
Grange Over Sands, LA11 7EY
Co-op Morecambe5.79 miles
Heysham, LA3 2BJ
Transport
Airport
Blackpool International Airport23.59 miles
Liverpool John Lennon Airport54.05 miles
Bus Stop
Reception Centre (S)2.79 miles
Ducky's Park Farm (N)3.38 miles
Jutland Avenue (NE)3.73 miles
Jutland Avenue (S)3.74 miles
Hope and Anchor (W)3.97 miles
Market Square (E)3.97 miles
Chapel (W)4.01 miles
Chapel (E)4.02 miles
Rail Station (NW)4.20 miles
Rail Station (SE)4.20 miles
Station Entrance ()4.22 miles
Rail Station ()4.22 miles
Cark Rail Station ()4.22 miles
Station Entrance ()4.23 miles
Station Entrance ()4.28 miles
Station Entrance ()4.28 miles
Ferry Port
Heysham Ferry Terminal6.22 miles
Roa Island Ferry Landing8.75 miles
Piel Island Ferry Landing8.92 miles
Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing11.08 miles
Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing11.15 miles
Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing13.06 miles
Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing13.15 miles
Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing13.60 miles
Water Park (Coniston) Ferry Landing13.79 miles
Sunny Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing14.88 miles
Far Sawrey Windermere Ferry Terminal16.37 miles
Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing16.44 miles
Bowness Ferry Nab Ferry Landing16.48 miles
Brantwood (Coniston) Ferry Landing16.72 miles
Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal17.11 miles
Coniston Ferry Landing17.49 miles
Railway Station
Cark Rail Station4.22 miles
Kents Bank Rail Station4.29 miles
Morecambe Rail Station5.24 miles
Grange-over-Sands Rail Station6.11 miles
Bare Lane Rail Station6.24 miles
Heysham Port Rail Station6.25 miles
Ulverston Rail Station7.27 miles
Silverdale Rail Station7.70 miles
Lancaster Rail Station8.14 miles
Carnforth Rail Station8.15 miles
Arnside Rail Station8.28 miles
Dalton Rail Station8.80 miles
Roose Rail Station9.05 miles
Barrow-in-Furness Rail Station10.32 miles
Askam Rail Station10.67 miles
Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station11.85 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LA11 7LT)
Number of Properties in Catchment15
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)15
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
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