Melkinthorpe

Melkinthorpe
Pastures, Melkinthorpe
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OS grid reference	NY555252
Civil parish	Lowther
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01931
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°37′12″N2°41′20″W / 54.620°N 2.689°W / 54.620; -2.689

Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn. Circa 1870, it had a population of 99 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. ^[1]

Geography and general description

Places of interest in the village include Larch Cottage nurseries in the hamlet ^[2] and Red Barn Gallery. ^[3] Nearby Abbot Lodge Jersey ice cream farm, ^[4] is about half a mile away to the southwest, and Wetheriggs County Pottery, now re-located to County Durham, was about a mile away northwards. There is also a wood called Melkinthorpe Wood to the southeast. Melkinthorpe Hall, which was built in the 16th century, was demolished in the 19th century. ^[5] The River Leith flows past the southern edge of the village.

See also

• Cumbria portal
• cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Lowther, Cumbria

References

1. "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MELKINTHORPE". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. Larch Cottage Nurseries www.larchcottage.co.uk
3. Red Barn Gallery larchcottage.co.uk/cms/red-barn-art-gallery
4. Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream www.abbottlodgejersey.co.uk
5. Melkin Thorpe Hall The Later Records relating to North Westmorland: or the Barony of Appleby : Parishes (West Ward): St Michael, Lowther , pp.325-334 , John F. Curwen , 1932 , via www.british-history.ac.uk

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Melkinthorpe (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)