Geltsdale

Geltsdale
Geltsdale
	; Geltsdale House
	Geltsdale Location in the City of Carlisle district, CumbriaShow map of the City of Carlisle districtShow map of CumbriaShow all
Population	6 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	NY569536
Civil parish	Castle Carrock;
District	City of Carlisle;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRAMPTON
Postcode district	CA8
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°52′34″N 2°40′16″W / 54.876°N 2.671°WCoordinates: 54°52′34″N 2°40′16″W / 54.876°N 2.671°W

Geltsdale is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Castle Carrock, in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the southeast of Castle Carrock village. In 2001 the parish had a population of 6.^[1] On 1 April 2003 the parish was abolished and merged with Castle Carrock.^[2]^[3]

Scenery

The Geltsdale Reservoir railway ran in the vicinity.

The local landscapes are under several levels of protection. Two of the protected areas cover a large area:

the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
the North Pennines Moors Special Protection Area (147,276 ha)^[4]

Geltsdale & Glendue Fells Site of Special Scientific Interest has an area of 8,059 ha,^[5] and is one of the SSSIs which underlie the SPA.

Geltsdale RSPB reserve is a 5,000 ha nature reserve within the SSSI. It mainly moorland and is managed by the Royal Society for Protection of Birds for upland birds such as black grouse and hen harrier.^[6]

References[]

^ Neighborhood Statistics
^ "The Carlisle (Parishes) Order 2003" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "Carlisle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "Natura 2000 form" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
^ "Site details: Geltsdale & Glendue Fells SSSI". Natural England.
^ DORLING KINDERSLEY (2009). RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4053-3512-6.

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[1] Neighborhood Statistics

[2] "The Carlisle (Parishes) Order 2003" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[3] "Carlisle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[jncc-4] "Natura 2000 form" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

[5] "Site details: Geltsdale & Glendue Fells SSSI". Natural England.

[KINDERSLEYStaff2009-6] DORLING KINDERSLEY (2009). RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4053-3512-6.

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Geltsdale
Geltsdale House
Geltsdale Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Geltsdale Location within Cumbria Show map of the City of Carlisle districtShow map of CumbriaShow all
Population	6 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	NY569536
Civil parish	Castle Carrock
District	City of Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRAMPTON
Postcode district	CA8
Dialling code	01228

Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°52′34″N 2°40′16″W / 54.876°N 2.671°W / 54.876; -2.671Coordinates: 54°52′34″N 2°40′16″W / 54.876°N 2.671°W / 54.876; -2.671