Mealsgate
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Mealsgate is a village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland.
Location
Mealsgate grid reference Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". is situated on the old Roman Road between Carlisle and the Roman fort of Derventio at Papcastle Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates"..[1] This road is now known as the A595. Mealsgate is situated Script error: No such module "convert". from the market town of Wigton, Script error: No such module "convert". from the border city of Carlisle, Script error: No such module "convert". from Keswick and Script error: No such module "convert". from the town of Cockermouth. Mealsgate is situated on edge of the Lake District National Park.
Railway Connection
Mealsgate[2] was a stop on the Bolton Loop[3] of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway and served the pit at Fletchertown[4] like other stops on the loop.
Governance
The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.
For Local Government purposes it is administered as part of the Cumberland unitary authority area.
Mealsgate does not have its own parish council, instead it is part of Allhallows Parish Council. The Parish of Allhallows incorporates the three villages of Baggrow, Fletchertown and Watch Hill, together with the area of Mealsgate known as Pine Grove.[5]
Landmarks
Around Script error: No such module "convert". to the south-west is Whitehall, a medieval tower house, restored by Anthony Salvin in the 19th century.[6]
See also
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References
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- ↑ Derventio Carvetiorvm Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ↑ Walking the LIne 2005 - Baggrow to Mealsgate
- ↑ Old Mealsgate Pictures - Maryport and Carlisle Railway
- ↑ Maryport and Carlisle Railway - Towns and Villages
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External links
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- Cumbria County History Trust: Boltons (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Mealsgate - The George Moore Connection
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