Southwaite

Southwaite
River Petteril at Southwaite
Southwaite Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Southwaite Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY449451
Civil parish	Hesket
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA4
Dialling code	016974
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°47′53″N2°51′25″W / 54.798°N 2.857°W / 54.798; -2.857

Southwaite is a small village in the parish of Hesket, in Westmorland and Furness, in the English county of Cumbria.

Location

It is located on a minor road about one and a half miles (2.4 km) away from the A6 road and about one mile (1.6 km) away from the M6 motorway which can be accessed from Southwaite services, which has been named after the village. It has the west coast main line going through the middle of it and the River Petteril nearby. Southwaite railway station closed in 1952. Historically it was within Inglewood Forest. ^[1]

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the villages of Ivegill, Low Hesket, High Hesket and the hamlet of Mellguards.

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Hesket, Cumbria

References

1. Pembroke, Suzanna (December 2005). Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of Thackwood Landfill Site, Southwaite, Carlisle (PDF). AOC Archaeology Group. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Hesket in the Forest (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)