Preston Patrick is a village and

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, England. It has junction 36 of the

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in its south west corner and extends north east on both sides of the motorway until just beyond the B2564 road. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 438, decreasing at the 2011 census to 426. It is set in the

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landscape south of Kendal. The neighbouring parishes are Old Hutton and Holmescales to the north, Lupton to the east,

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to the south and Preston Richard to the west.

Buildings

There are 27 buildings or structures in the parish which are listed. The building with the highest listing is Preston Patrick Hall which is Grade II* listed. It dates probably from the late 14th century, comprising the remains of a medieval tower house altered in the 17th century. It is now a private house. The other listed buildings, which include several

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s, are Grade II. The former primary school, built in 1775, closed in 1949 and is now an art gallery. Preston Patrick Memorial Hall, built in the 1920s, is a community hall used for a range of events including meetings of the local

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Places of Worship

There are two places of worship, each built in the 19th century and now listed Grade II. * St Patrick's Church is one of the churches in the Kirkby Lonsdale team ministry. *The Friends'

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was built in 1869 on the site of a previous meeting house built in 1691 which had fallen into disrepair after 1833.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Preston Patrick
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) *
Preston Patrick
historical and genealogical information at

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Buildings

Places of Worship

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