Keld, Cumbria

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Keld
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Keld Chapel
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Keld
Location in Eden, Cumbria
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Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY552144
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA10
Dialling code 017683
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54°31′23″N2°41′28″W / 54.523°N 2.691°W / 54.523; -2.691

Keld (or Keilde) is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. It lies within the civil parish of Shap.

On the banks of the River Lowther it is a mile southwest of Shap and falls within that village's civil parish, Shap Abbey is nearby. Keld's medieval chapel (right) is noted for its unusual simplicity.

See also