Melkinthorpe

Melkinthorpe

Melkinthorpe

Human settlement in England

Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther, in the Eden 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]

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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.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MELKINTHORPE". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. [2]
    Larch Cottage Nurseries www.larchcottage.co.uk
  3. [3]
    Red Barn Gallery larchcottage.co.uk/cms/red-barn-art-gallery
  4. [4]
    Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream www.abbottlodgejersey.co.uk
  5. [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
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