Millthrop

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Post town SEDBERGH
Postcode district LA10
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54°18′58″N2°31′19″W / 54.316°N 2.522°W / 54.316; -2.522 Coordinates: 54°18′58″N2°31′19″W / 54.316°N 2.522°W / 54.316; -2.522

Millthrop is a hamlet in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, Northern England and the Yorkshire Dales. [1] Millthrop lies on the south bank of the River Rawthey close to the town of Sedbergh.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN   9780319231586.