 In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 392, reducing to 298 at the 2011 census.Settlements in the parish include two villages, Near and Far Sawrey in the south; and the hamlets of High Wray, Low Wray, Colthouse and Loanthwaite in the north.In the central area of the parish is Claife Heights, a hilly area which rises to above sea level at Latterbarrow and contains several tarns.