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Saunterings is a set of reflections based upon walks around the counties of
Cumbria, Lancashire and
North Yorkshire in North-West England (as defined in the
Preamble).
While walkers generally want to get out into the fresh air of the hills and dales,
it is sometimes necessary to walk through our modern settlements.
Sometimes there is plenty of interest to be seen there!
Below is a list of the villages, towns and cities of the region with a population of
over 200 (or 400 in the case of south Lancashire, since, with all respect,
small settlements there generally have less character and interest than
small rural ones).
The population figures are not entirely reliable: sometimes they seem to
include nearby houses, sometimes they are the figure for a parish rather than
a settlement - and also the true figure changes day-by-day. I've
squashed the list to the left so that
it's readable on mobile phones.
The right-hand column indicates whether I have set foot in the place,
the number being a link to a Sauntering visit and a + indicating a
pre-Sauntering visit.
Grid ref
128(+46)/326- Abbeystead 320 SD5654 53
- Accrington 34900 SD7728
- Adlington 8780 SD6013
- Airton 230 SD9059 +
- Allithwaite 400 SD3876
- Ambleside 2600 NY3704 43
- Appleby 3230 NY6820 +
- Applethwaite 280 NY2625
- Appletreewick 220 SE0560
- Arkholme 370 SD5872 50
- Arnside 2230 SD4578 210
- Asby, Gt & Little 310 NY6813
- Askam and Ireleth 3460 SD2177
- Askham 350 NY5123
- Askrigg 530 SD9591
- Austwick 420 SD7668 201
- Backbarrow 800 SD3584
- Bacup 13560 SD8622
- Bainbridge 470 SD9390 10
- Bamber Bridge 37600 SD5626
- Bampton (& Grange) 370 NY5118 104
- Barbon 230 SD6282 71
- Bardsea 260 SD3074
- Barnoldswick 11100 SD8747
- Barrow-in-Furness 56490 SD6268 +
- Barrow, Lancashire 650 SD7338
- Barrowford 5980 SD8539
- Barton 1490 SD5136
- Bassenthwaite 480 NY2332 19
- Baycliff 380 SD2872
- Beckermet 1610 NY0106 +
- Beetham 1760 SD4979 105
- Belmont 500 SD6716
- Bentham (Low & High) 3030 SD6669 40
- Billington 1740 SD7235 39
- Bilsborrow 1480 SD5040 45
- Blackburn 117960 SD6926 +
- Blackpool 141000 SD3135 74
- Blackrod 5350 SD6011
- Blencarn 200 NY6331
- Blencow 650 NY4532 54
- Bolton 184070 SD7109 +
- Bolton, Cumbria 440 NY6323
- Bolton-by-Bowland 530 SD7849
- Bolton-le-Sands 4200 SD4867 4
- Bootle 740 SD1088
- Bothel 480 NY1838
- Bowgreave 610 SD4944
- Bowness 3810 SD4096 137
- Braithwaite 340 NY2223 155
- Branthwaite 280 NY0524
- Bridekirk 680 NY1133
- Brierfield 8190 SD8536
- Brigham 1100 NY0830
- Brigsteer 310 SD4789
- Brinscall 1360 SD6221
- Brookhouse 550 SD5464 1
- Brough 820 NY7914
- Broughton, Preston 2470 SD5235 134
- Broughton in Furness 520 SD2187
- Broughton Moor 780 NY0533
- Burneside 1040 SD5095 +
- Burnley 94700 SD8532 150
- Burton-in-Kendal 1470 SD5376 181
- Burton-in-Lonsdale 580 SD6572 40
- Caldbeck 710 NY3239 +
- Calthwaite 270 NY4630
- Cark 750 SD3676 52
- Carleton 4800 SD3440
- Carleton-in-Craven 1090 SD9749
- Carnforth 5520 SD4970 4
- Carperby-Thoresby 220 SE0089 33
- Cartmel 1000 SD3878 +
- Casterton 350 SD6279 139
- Caton 1170 SD5364 89
- Catterall 2470 SD4942
- Chatburn 1140 SD7644
- Chipping 1060 SD6243 64
- Chorley 36680 SD5818
- Churchtown 280 SD4742 103
- Clapham 620 SD7469 24
- Claughton, Garstang 1030 SD5242
- Claughton, Lune vly 200 SD5666 93
- Clayton-le-Moors 7970 SD7431
- Cleator Moor 6690 NY0214
- Cliburn 270 NY5524
- Clitheroe 17140 SD7341 +
- Cockerham 690 SD4652 182
- Cockermouth 8860 NY1130 +
- Colne 17000 SD8840
- Coniston 930 SD3097 +
- Copster Green 300 SD6732 39
- Coup Gn & Gregson Ln 4240 SD5927
- Cowan Bridge 220 SD6376 22
- Crook 350 SD4695 +
- Crosthwaite 700 SD4391 +
- Crosby 790 NY0738
- Crosby Garrett 200 NY7209
- Crosby Ravensworth 520 NY6214 97
- Culgaith 830 NY6029
- Dacre 1440 NY4526
- Dalton-in-Furness 7830 SD2373 57
- Darwen 27900 SD6921
- Dearham 2150 NY0636
- Dent 740 SD7086 135
- Distington 2260 NY0023
- Dolphinholme 480 SD5153 218
- Downham & Twiston 260 SD7844 129
- Drigg 450 SD0699
- Dufton 210 NY6825 35
- Earby 4380 SD9046 73
- Edgworth 1650 SD7418
- Egremont 7730 NY0110
- Elswick 1050 SD4138
- Elterwater 500 NY3205 49
- Embsay 1720 SE0083 +
- Ennerdale Bridge 220 NY0715
- Eskdale Green 250 SD1499 227
- Fence 1590 SD8237
- Fleetwood 26230 SD3248 21
- Flimby 1720 NY0233
- Flookburgh 880 SD3675
- Forton 1480 SD4851 +
- Foulridge 1560 SD5042
- Freckleton 4480 SD4229
- Frizington 1750 NY0317
- Galgate 2180 SD4855 153
- Gargrave 1800 SD9354 46
- Garsdale 210 SD7489 225
- Garstang 6780 SD4945 202
- Gilcrux 300 NY1138
- Gisburn 570 SD8248
- Glasson 330 SD4456 37
- Glassonby 340 NY5738 42
- Gleaston 400 SD2570
- Glenridding 450 NY3817 187
- Goosnargh 1300 SD5536
- Gosforth 1400 NY0703 141
- Grange-over-Sands 4280 SD4077 52
- Grasmere 1950 NY3307 9
- Grassington 1110 SE0064 140
- Great Broughton 1820 NY0731
- Great Clifton 1110 NY0229
- Great Eccleston 1770 SD4340
- Great Harwood 11470 SD7432
- Great Salkeld 410 NY5536
- Great Strickland 370 NY5522
- Greystoke 650 NY4330 +
- Grindleton 780 SD7545
- Grimsargh 2600 SD5834
- Grinton 200 SE0498 +
- Hackthorpe 200 NY5423
- Halton 2660 SD5065 174
- Hambleton 2940 SD3742
- Hapton 2290 SD7931 184
- Haverigg 1550 SD1678 107
- Hawes 730 SD8789 58
- Hawkshead 510 SD3598 +
- Hebden 300 SE0263 140
- Hebden Bridge 5220 SD9927 +
- Hellifield 1510 SD8556 66
- Helton 470 NY5122
- Hesketh Bank 4190 SD4423
- Hest Bank 3130 SD4765 +
- Heversham 660 SD5083 +
- Heysham 17000 SD4060 36
- Higham 780 SD8036
- Hoghton 740 SD6126
- Holme 1490 SD5278 186
- Hornby 470 SD5868 169
- Horton in Ribblesdale 500 SD8072 16
- Horwich 20690 SD6411 +
- Hunsonby 390 NY5835
- Hurst Green 940 SD6838
- Hutton, W of Penrith 440 NY4636
- Hutton, W of Preston 2280 SD4926 29
- Hutton Roof 220 SD5778 98
- Ingleton 2150 SD6973 24
- Inskip 840 SD4637
- Ireby with Leck 350 SD6476 168
- Kelbrook 920 SD9045
- Kendal 29590 SD5093 179
- Kents Bank 1620 SD3976 52
- Keswick 4660 NY2623 143
- Kettlewell 320 SD9772 140
- Kirkby-in-Furness 580 SD2382
- Kirkby Lonsdale 1970 SD6078 50
- Kirkby Stephen 1820 NY7708 +
- Kirkby Thore 770 NY6425
- Kirkham 7880 SD4332
- Knott End on Sea 5660 SD3648 21
- Lamplugh 630 NY0920
- Lancaster 52260 SD4862 199
- Langho 1870 SD7034
- Langwathby 870 NY5633
- Lazonby 1140 NY5439
- Levens 1050 SD4886
- Leyland 39300 SD5422
- Lindale 550 SD4180
- Little Salkeld 200 NY5636 42
- Long Marton 530 NY6624
- Long Preston 740 SD8358 145
- Longridge 8740 SD6137
- Longton 7750 SD4825 29
- Lytham St Anne's 42690 SD3327 74
- Malham 240 SD9063 +
- Maryport 8530 NY0336
- Matterdale (+Dockray) 420 NY3921 +
- Maulds Meaburn 310 NY6216 97
- Melling-with-Wrayton 300 SD5971 +
- Mellor 2670 SD6630
- Melmerby 200 NY6137
- Middleton 740 SD4258 123
- Milburn 200 NY6529
- Millom 5690 SD1780 107
- Milnthorpe 2230 SD5081 +
- Morecambe 34590 SD4264 36
- Morland 370 NY5922
- Much Hoole 2080 SD4623
- Muker 260 SD9197 158
- Murton 360 NY7221
- Natland 800 SD5289
- Nelson 33500 SD8636
- Nether Kellet 740 SD5068 111
- New Longton 2230 SD5025
- Newbiggin, Dacre 340 NY4729 54
- Newbiggin-on-Lune 570 NY7005 232
- Newton 310 SD6950 +
- Newton-with-Scales 1900 SD4431
- Old Hutton 420 SD5588 106
- Orton 450 NY6208 31
- Oswaldtwistle 11300 SD7227
- Over Kellet 840 SD6289 +
- Overton 1010 SD4357 123
- Oxenholme 840 SD5389 +
- Padiham 10520 SD7834 184
- Parton 910 NX9820
- Patterdale 500 NY3916 188
- Paythorne 220 SD8251 66
- Penrith 16700 NY5230 +
- Penwortham 22570 SD5127 29
- Pilling 2510 SD4048 112
- Plumbland 340 NY1339
- Plumpton 300 NY4937
- Pooley Bridge 240 NY4624 17
- Poulton-le-Fylde 12790 SD3538 +
- Portinscale 560 NY2423 +
- Preesall 5690 SD3647 157
- Preston 147800 SD5429 29
- Ravenglass 360 SD0896 226
- Ravenstonedale 570 NY7203 +
- Rawtenstall 23000 SD8123
- Read 2050 SD7634
- Reeth 720 SE0399 25
- Ribchester 1560 SD6435 +
- Rimington 430 SD8045
- Rishton 6660 SD7230
- Roughlee 410 SD8440 20
- Sabden 1580 SD7737
- Salesbury 400 SD6732 39
- Sandwith 320 NX9614
- Santon Bridge 210 NY1001 +
- Satterthwaite 220 SD3392 +
- Sawley 310 SD7746
- Sawrey (Near & Far) 300 SD3695 220
- Scorton 300 SD5048 170
- Seascale 1710 NY0401
- Seaton 5030 NY0130
- Sedbergh 3000 SD6492 219
- Sedgwick 380 SD5187 160
- Settle 2710 SD8163 8
- Shap 1220 NY5615 185
- Silverdale 1600 SD4675 134
- Singleton 920 SD3838
- Skelton 730 NY3436
- Skipton 15040 SD9851 +
- Slaidburn 340 SD7152 223
- Sockbridge 390 NY4926
- Soulby 290 NY7410
- St Bees 1800 NX9611 +
- St Michael's on Wyre 640 SD4641 182
- Stainburn 1710 NY0228
- Stainforth 240 SD8267 8
- Staining 1620 SD3536
- Stainton 320 NY4827
- Stake Pool 410 SD4148 +
- Stalmine 1370 SD3745
- Staveley 1500 SD4698 23
- Tatham (inc Lowgill) 400 SD6565 108
- Tebay 830 NY6104 154
- Temple Sowerby 490 NY6127
- Threlkeld 420 NY3225 +
- Threshfield 970 SD9963
- Thornton-in-Craven 450 SD9048
- Thornton-in-Lonsdale 290 SD6873 62
- Thornton-Cleveleys 25000 SD3243
- Todmorden 15790 SD9323
- Trawden 2770 SD9138 11
- Troutbeck 500 NY4103 209
- Ulverston 11800 SD2678 +
- Underbarrow 330 SD4691
- Urswick 1400 SD2674
- Waberthwaite 230 SD1093 +
- Waddington 1010 SD7243
- Warcop 570 NY7415
- Warton, nr Carnforth 2320 SD4972 167
- Warton, W of Preston 4180 SD4128
- Weir 1260 SD8725
- West Bradford 880 SD7444
- West Burton 300 SE0186
- West Witton 350 SE0688
- Whalley 3430 SD7336
- Whitehaven 22950 NX9817
- Whittington 350 SD6076 240
- Whittlefield 5850 SD8333 184
- Wilpshire 2590 SD6832 39
- Windermere 4830 SD4198 137
- Winton 220 NY7810 172
- Withnell 3330 SD6322
- Woodplumpton 700 SD5034
- Workington 21280 NX9828
- Wray 480 SD6067 233
- Wrea Green 1900 SD3931
- Yanwath & Eamont Br 490 NY5027 7
- Yealand Conyers 200 SD5074 +
- Yealand Redmayne 330 SD5075 +
Home Preamble Index Areas Dales Hills Lakes Places Reserves Rivers Structures Villages References Me
Š John Self, 2018-
Top photo: Rainbow over Kisdon in Swaledale; Bottom photo: Ullswater