Mealsgate

Mealsgate is a village in , England, historically within Cumberland.
Wikipedia
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Mealsgate, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Michael’s Church and Torpenhow Hill.

Church
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St Michael's Church is in the civil parish of , , England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.

Peak
is claimed to be the name of a hill near the village of in , , a name that is tautological. According to an analysis by linguist Darryl Francis and locals, there is no landform formally known as there, either officially or locally, which would make the term an example of a ghost word. is situated 2 miles south of Mealsgate.

Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a redundant Anglican church, of which only the chancel remains. It stands in an isolated position 1 mile to the west of the hamlet of , , England. is situated 2 miles southeast of Mealsgate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fletchertown and Allhallows.

Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the Cumberland district of , England. The village was originally built to house workers in a nearby coal mine, since abandoned.

Village
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is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of , England. The largest settlement in the parish is , and the parish also contains the hamlets of , and . The population at the 2021 census was 527.

Locality
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
also spelled as Harby Brow, is a small settlement in the parish of , England. Consisting of two inhabited dwellings, the old manor house and nearby mill, it is the smallest hamlet in the parish.

Mealsgate

Latitude
54.76711° or 54° 46′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.23146° or 3° 13′ 53″ west
Elevation
348 feet (106 metres)
Open location code
9C6RQQ89+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29283014
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642848
Wiki­data ID
Q11772727
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Mealsgate” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Mealsgate”
  • French: “Mealsgate”
  • Irish: “Mealsgate”
  • Polish: “Mealsgate”
  • Uzbek: “Mealsgate”
  • Welsh: “Mealsgate”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pit Bank and Newbiggin Grange.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Larches Caravan Park and Charley Pit Wood.

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