Melmerby is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It is a small village with a population of around 200. The village is 9 miles to the east of Penrith, which is a thriving community with immediate access to Junction 40 of the M6 motorway and a main-line railway station serving London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Skirwith

Village

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Skirwith is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Culgaith, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Skirwith is situated 1½ miles south of Shire.

Kirkland

Hamlet

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Kirkland is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. There is a fell called Kirkland Fell. Kirkland is situated 2½ miles southeast of Shire.

Shire

Type: Locality
Location: Ousby, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.71006° or 54° 42′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.59976° or 2° 35′ 59″ west

Elevation

545 feet (166 metres)

Open location code

9C6VPC62+23

GeoNames ID

13266000

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