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Dent, Cumbria
Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the village in Westmorland and Furness. For the hill in the Lake District, see Dent (fell).
Dent is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies in Dentdale, a narrow valley on the western slopes of the Pennines within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 4 miles (6 km) south east of Sedbergh and 8 miles (13 km) north east of Kirkby Lonsdale. At the 2011 census, Dent and Middleton had a total population of 785.[1]
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Dent | |
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Village and parish | |
![]() Main Street, Dent | |
Population | 785 (2011, including Middleton)[1] |
OS grid reference | SD7087 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SEDBERGH |
Postcode district | LA10 |
Dialling code | 015396 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
54.276°N 2.452°W / 54.276; -2.452 |
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