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
Melkinthorpe
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY555252
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01931
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth 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

See also

References
  1. "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MELKINTHORPE". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. Larch Cottage Nurseries www.larchcottage.co.uk
  3. Red Barn Gallery larchcottage.co.uk/cms/red-barn-art-gallery
  4. Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream www.abbottlodgejersey.co.uk
  5. 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


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