How many parks and green spaces are in Kirkby Lonsdale? 1 public park

Kirkby Lonsdale has 1 public park among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 2.1% of the area: about 140 m² per resident, or 20 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
140 m²
More green space than
93% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
20

Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this

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What are the largest parks in Kirkby Lonsdale?

Fairbank Plantation is the largest public park in Kirkby Lonsdale, at 10.9 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Kirkby Lonsdale
ParkSize
Fairbank Plantation10.9 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Kirkby Lonsdale?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Kirkby Lonsdale: 10.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Kirkby Lonsdale by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens10.9 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields10.7 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities7.6 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1.2 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries3,101 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces3,000 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens1,517 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,502 m² · 2 sites

Does Kirkby Lonsdale have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Kirkby Lonsdale has 140 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across South Lakeland. More green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Kirkby Lonsdale compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Kirkby LonsdaleThis area140 m² per resident
South Lakeland42 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 140 m² for every resident adds up to 20 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.

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Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 04:04 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Kirkby Lonsdale dataset covers 149 postcodes.

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