Mealsgate

Mealsgate
Mealsgate
	; All Saints' Church, Allhallows, Mealsgate
	Mealsgate Location in Allerdale, CumbriaShow map of AllerdaleShow map of CumbriaShow all
OS grid reference	NY208421
Civil parish	Boltons;
District	Allerdale;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°46′05″N 3°13′52″W / 54.768°N 3.231°WCoordinates: 54°46′05″N 3°13′52″W / 54.768°N 3.231°W

Mealsgate is a village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland.

Location[]

Mealsgate grid reference

NY208421 is situated on the old Roman Road between Carlisle and the Roman fort of Derventio at Papcastle NY110315.^[1] This road is now known as the A595. Mealsgate is situated 5.6 mi (9 km) from the market town of Wigton, 16.2 mi (26 km) from the border city of Carlisle, 15.1 mi (24 km) from Keswick and 10 mi (16 km) 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 Workington.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Boltons Ward of Allerdale Borough Council. The village straddles the Aspatria Ward and Thursby Ward of Cumbria County Council.

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 1 mi (2 km) to the south-west is Whitehall, a medieval tower house, restored by Anthony Salvin in the 19th century.^[6]

References[]

^ Derventio Carvetiorvm Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ Walking the LIne 2005 - Baggrow to Mealsgate
^ Old Mealsgate Pictures - Maryport and Carlisle Railway
^ Maryport and Carlisle Railway - Towns and Villages
^ "The Parish of Allhallows".
^ "Whitehall, Allhallows". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

External links[]

Mealsgate - The George Moore Connection

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[1] Derventio Carvetiorvm Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Walking the LIne 2005 - Baggrow to Mealsgate

[3] Old Mealsgate Pictures - Maryport and Carlisle Railway

[4] Maryport and Carlisle Railway - Towns and Villages

[5] "The Parish of Allhallows".

[6] "Whitehall, Allhallows". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

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