Mealsgate

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Mealsgate is a village in the English county of Cumbria.

Location

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.

Railway Connection

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.

Landmarks

A mile to the south-west, Whitehall is a medieval tower house, restored by Anthony Salvin in the 19th century.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Derventio Carvetiorvm
  2. ↑ Walking the LIne 2005 - Baggrow to Mealsgate
  3. ↑ Old Mealsgate Pictures - Maryport and Carlisle Railway
  4. ↑ Maryport and Carlisle Railway - Towns and Villages
  5. ↑ "Whitehall, Allhallows". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-08. 

External links

Media related to Mealsgate at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 54°46′05″N 3°13′54″W / 54.76801°N 3.231763°W / 54.76801; -3.231763


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