Crooklands is a village in South Lakeland

South Lakeland

South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District.The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972...

, Cumbria

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, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kendal

Kendal

Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...

 on the A65

A65 road

The A65 is a major road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon, Guiseley, Ilkley and Skipton, passes west of Settle, then continues through Ingleton and Kirkby Lonsdale before terminating at Kendal in Cumbria....

 road. The Lancaster Canal

Lancaster Canal

The Lancaster Canal is a canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria...

 and Peasey Beck

Peasey Beck

Peasey Beck is a watercourse in Cumbria, England.The source of the beck is on Lambrigg Fell between Kendal and Sedbergh though, for the first few kilometres, the beck is known as Killington Beck....

 pass through Crooklands. The adjacent showfield of the Westmorland County Agricultural Society

Westmorland County Agricultural Society

The Westmorland County Agricultural Society is a registered charity which supports agriculture and related activities in and around the former county of Westmorland, England. Its activities include the annual Westmorland County Show...

 is the venue of the annual Westmorland County Show (since 1799), Country Fest (since 2009) and various other events.

Crooklands is a ward which elects one councillor to South Lakeland

South Lakeland

South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District.The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972...

 district council.

In the 1870s Crooklands was described as "a hamlet in Preston-Richard township, Heversham

Heversham

Heversham is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It has a variety of recreational facilities, including tennis courts, bowling green, swimming pool and a playground...

 parish". It was in the former county of Westmorland

Westmorland

Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...

.