Melkinthorpe
Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn. Circa 1870, it had a population of 99 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1]
| Melkinthorpe | |
|---|---|
 Pastures, Melkinthorpe | |
| OS grid reference | NY555252 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA10 |
| Dialling code | 01931 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography and general description
Places of interest in the village include Larch Cottage nurseries in the hamlet[2] and Red Barn Gallery.[3] Nearby Abbot Lodge Jersey ice cream farm,[4] is about half a mile away to the southwest, and Wetheriggs County Pottery, now re-located to County Durham, was about a mile away northwards. There is also a wood called Melkinthorpe Wood to the southeast. Melkinthorpe Hall, which was built in the 16th century, was demolished in the 19th century.[5] The River Leith flows past the southern edge of the village.
Location grid
Places adjacent to Melkinthorpe | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MELKINTHORPE". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Larch Cottage Nurseries www.larchcottage.co.uk
- Red Barn Gallery larchcottage.co.uk/cms/red-barn-art-gallery
- Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream www.abbottlodgejersey.co.uk
- Melkin Thorpe Hall The Later Records relating to North Westmorland: or the Barony of Appleby : Parishes (West Ward): St Michael, Lowther , pp.325-334 , John F. Curwen , 1932 , via www.british-history.ac.uk
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Melkinthorpe (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)