Mealsgate

Village in Cumbria, England

Village in England

Mealsgate
Village
All Saints' Church, Allhallows, Mealsgate
Mealsgate is located in the former Allerdale Borough Mealsgate Mealsgate Location in the former Allerdale district Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Mealsgate is located in Cumbria Mealsgate Mealsgate Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY208421
Civil parish	Boltons
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	01900

Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°46′05′′N 3°13′52′′W / 54.768°N 3.231°W / 54.768; -3.231

Mealsgate is a village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland.

Location

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Mealsgate grid reference NY208421 is situated on the old Roman Road between Carlisle and the Roman fort of Derventio at Papcastle NY110315 .^[1] This road is now known as the A595. Mealsgate is situated 5.6 mi (9 km) from the market town of Wigton, 16.2 mi (26 km) from the border city of Carlisle, 15.1 mi (24 km) from Keswick and 10 mi (16 km) from the town of Cockermouth. Mealsgate is situated on edge of the Lake District National Park.

Railway Connection

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Mealsgate^[2] was a stop on the Bolton Loop^[3] of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway and served the pit at Fletchertown ^[4] like other stops on the loop.

Governance

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The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.

For Local Government purposes it is administered as part of the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Mealsgate does not have its own parish council, instead it is part of Allhallows Parish Council. The Parish of Allhallows incorporates the three villages of Baggrow, Fletchertown and Watch Hill, together with the area of Mealsgate known as Pine Grove.^[5]