Meathop
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![]() ![]() Meathop Location in South Lakeland | |
OS grid reference | SD4380 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GRANGE OVER SANDS |
Postcode district | LA11 |
Dialling code | 015395 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Meathop is a village in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north east of Grange over Sands, between the confluence of the River Kent estuary and the River Winster on the edge of Morecambe Bay.[1][2]
Westmorland Sanatorium, later known as Meathop Hospital, was a sanatorium for patients with tuberculosis. It opened in 1891 and closed in 1991 when it was converted into apartments and renamed as Meathop Grange.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "History of Meathop, in South Lakeland and Westmorland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Meathop, Meathop and Ulpha". Old Cumbria Gazetteer. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Meathop & Ulpha". Cumbria County History Trust. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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Categories:
- Villages in Cumbria
- South Lakeland District
- Tuberculosis sanatoria in the United Kingdom
- Cumbria geography stubs