Killington, Cumbria
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Killington is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland District of the county of Cumbria
, England
. It has a population of 152. Killington gives its name to Killington Lake, after which Killington Lake services is named, although this is located in the neighbouring parish of New Hutton.
Killington Hall, in the centre of the village, dates largely from c1640, was altered in 1803, and preserves the ruins of a 15th century pele tower
adjoining the main building. The Hall is adjacent to All Saints' Church, which dates from the 14th century, with 17th century alterations, and was originally built as the chapel to the Hall.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has a population of 152. Killington gives its name to Killington Lake, after which Killington Lake services is named, although this is located in the neighbouring parish of New Hutton.
Killington Hall, in the centre of the village, dates largely from c1640, was altered in 1803, and preserves the ruins of a 15th century pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
adjoining the main building. The Hall is adjacent to All Saints' Church, which dates from the 14th century, with 17th century alterations, and was originally built as the chapel to the Hall.