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Information about Burton-in-Kendal
Burton-in-Kendal is a small village straddling the A6070 road in the south of the county of Cumbria. It has a population of around 1500 people, and contains approx 660 dwellings. Burton has a memorial hall, a junior school, an Anglican church, a multi-use games area, one working pub (and one closed one), and a village store / post office The nearest petrol station is approx 1 mile away on the A6. There is an hourly bus service through the village Monday-Saturday linking Kendal and Lancaster. A limited Sunday service operates in the summer months.
Postcode: LA6 xxx
Telephone: 01524 78xxxx
Telephone exchange: Burton Cumbria
Map Co-ordinates
Grid Ref: SD532766
Latitude: 54:11:00N (54.1834)
Longitude: 2:43:04W (-2.7178)
Transport
Motorway Junction: M6/J35 approx 4 miles (south), M6/J36 approx 4 miles (north)
Airport: Blackpool approx 30 miles (south-west)
Railway Station: Carnforth approx 5 miles
Bus Service: Stagecoach North West, service 555/556 Website
South Lakeland Community Transport Scheme, hospital, doctors, optician, dentist transport service Tel: 01539 735598
Local Government
County Council: Cumbria County Council, The Courts, Carlisle. CA3 8NA Tel: 01228 606060 Website
District Council: South Lakeland District Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal. LA9 4DQ Tel: 01539 733333 Website
Parish Council: Burton-in-Kendal Parish Council Website
Electoral Constituency
Westmorland & Lonsdale
Member of Parliament
Tim Farron, (office) Liberal Democrat Office, The Cottage, Yard 2, Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4ND
Telephone: 01539 723403 Fax: 01539 740800 Website
Police
Tel: 101 (non-emergency) or 999 (emergency only).
Website: Website
Police & Crime Commisioner
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Cumbria is Richard Rhodes, who may be contacted as follows:
Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner, Carleton Hall, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2AU
Telephone: 01768 217734
Email
Website Twitter
Police & Crime Panel
Oversees the Police & Crime Commissioner and holds him to account. Website
Radio
BBC Local Radio: Radio Cumbria 95.6 FM, 96.1 FM, 104.1 FM Website
Lakeland Radio 100.1 FM, 100.8 FM Website
The Bay 96.9 FM, 102.3 FM, 103.2 FM Website
ITV Regions
Border TV Website
Granada Television Website
Local Newspapers
Burton News (free, monthly) Website
Westmorland Gazette, 1 Wainwright's Yard, Kendal. LA9 4DP Tel: 01539 720555 Website
Lancaster Guardian, 29 Common Garden Street, Lancaster. LA1 1XD Tel: 01524 32525 Website
Hospitals
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Road, Lancaster. LA1 4RP Tel: 01524 65944 Website
Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal. LA9 7RG Tel: 01539 732288 Website
Pharmacies
Out of hours pharmacy service at Ash Trees Pharmacy, Market Street, Carnforth.
Open: Monday - Friday 7am - 11pm, Saturday 8am - 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am - 6.00pm
Registry Offices
To register a birth or death, or to arrange a marriage or civil partnership in Burton contact the Kendal Registry Office, County Offices, Kendal, LA9 4RQ Tel: 01539 773566 / 773567
Website
Libraries
Library Van visits Burton Memorial Hall car park every Monday between 10-11 am
Kendal Library, Stricklandgate, Kendal. LA9 Tel: 01539 732815 Website
Post Office
Burton Post Office, Main Street, Burton. LA6 Tel: 01524 781828
Mobile Banking Service
NatWest Bank's mobile banking service visits Burton Memorial Hall car park every Friday between 10.30-11.15am
Recycling
Fortnightly kerbside collections on Tuesdays of glass, cans, paper & garden waste by SLDC. Details HERE or order extra bins HERE
Large household items are collected by right2work at a cost, see HERE for details or ring 0845 050 4434.
Burton Businesses
For details of Burton businesses please visit our sister site BurtonWeb Business Directory
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