Baggrow

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Baggrow
Baggrow shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY177419
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°45′N 3°17′W / 54.75, -3.29

Baggrow is a small village in the Parish of Allhallows situated North of the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria. In many parts of the village views of England's 4th highest peak^[1] Skiddaw, standing 931 metres (3053 feet) above sea level, can be seen to the South East, some 9½ miles away.

[edit] Railway

Baggrow railway station was a stop along the Bolton Loop of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway which used to run through the village serving the Brayton Knowle Colliery^[2] here, and the mine at nearby Mealsgate. The line has been dismantled but evidence of its existence and its use can be seen along the route^[3].

[edit] Treacle Mine

In 1874 a ploughman is said to have stumbled across a treacle mine at the Agricultual College resulting in offers of help from local coal miners happy to be working in the fresh air in their spare time^[4].

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