Firbank

Firbank is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It has a population of 97.[1] As Firbank had a population of less than 100 at the 2011 Census, details are included in the parish of Killington. In 1652, George Fox preached to about 1,000 people at Fox's Pulpit, at one of the meetings which brought about the Quaker movement.

Firbank
Fox's Pulpit
Firbank is located in Cumbria
Firbank
Firbank
Location within Cumbria
Population97 (2001)
OS grid referenceSD6293
Civil parish
  • Firbank
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSEDBERGH
Postcode districtLA10
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The poet Catherine Grace Godwin is buried at St John the Evangelist Church.[2]

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References

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