Dent, Cumbria

Dent
Village and parish
Main Street, Dent
Dent
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Dent
Location within Cumbria
Population785 (2011, including Middleton)
OS grid referenceSD7087
Civil parish
  • Dent
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSEDBERGH
Postcode districtLA10
Dialling code015396
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Dent is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies in Dentdale, a narrow valley on the western slopes of the Pennines within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 4 miles (6 km) south east of Sedbergh and 8 miles (13 km) north east of Kirkby Lonsdale. At the 2011 census, Dent and Middleton had a total population of 785.