of England Primary School and Grange-over-Sands. The nearest secondary school is Cartmel Priory C of E Secondary School. The area's local college is Kendal College. Religion Kents Bank lies in the Church of England parish of St Mary, Allithwaite. According to the 2001 census 82% of people described themselves as Christian and 18% did not state their religion or were non-religious and there were three persons belonging to other religions. Transport Kents Bank has three bus stops and is served by routes 530, 531 and 532. Kents Bank railway station is on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster and is served by Northern services. The nearest airport is Blackpool International Airport. Media The local newspaper is the Westmorland Gazette. The BBC local radio station is BBC Radio Cumbria and independent radio includes Smooth Lake District and Heart North West Kents Bank is part of the BBC North West and Granada ITV Regions, both broadcast from the Winter Hill transmitting station. Places of interest Kirkhead Tower To the south of Kents Bank is Kirkhead Tower. Little is known about the tower other than it was built as a summer house in the Gothic style. It appears on a map published in 1826. It is said that the tower is on the site of an ancient church that dates from before the construction of Cartmel Priory. However this is a legend but it is said that it is how Kirkhead got its name. The tower is sometimes used for open air Sunday worship. Humphrey Head To the south of Kents Bank lies Humphrey Head which is a limestone outcrop that stretches out to Morecambe Bay. See also Listed buildings in Grange-over-Sands References External links Villages in Cumbria Grange-over-Sands Morecambe Bay