Smardale is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Waitby, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England. In 1891 the parish had a population of 36. The village of Smardale lies in hilly agricultural land at a height of around 220 m 1.1 miles southeast of Crosby Garrett and 2.2 miles west of Kirkby Stephen. To the south is Smard…Smardale is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Waitby, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England. In 1891 the parish had a population of 36. The village of Smardale lies in hilly agricultural land at a height of around 220 m 1.1 miles southeast of Crosby Garrett and 2.2 miles west of Kirkby Stephen. To the south is Smardale fell whilst a boundary is formed to the west by Scandal Beck which flows from Smardalegill, a narrow valley to the southwest.