Melkinthorpe
Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lowther within the Eden District in the county of Cumbria. It is near the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn.
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Geography and general description
Places of interest in the village include Larch Cottage nurseries in the hamlet[1] and Red Barn Gallery.[2] Nearby Abbot Lodge Jersey ice cream farm,[3] is about half a mile away to the southwest, and Wetheriggs County Pottery, 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.,[4] The River Leith flows past the southern edge of the village.
Location grid
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Clifton Dykes | | ||
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External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Melkinthorpe (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
References
- ↑ Larch Cottage Nurseries www.larchcottage.co.uk
- ↑ Red Barn Gallery larchcottage.co.uk/cms/red-barn-art-gallery
- ↑ Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream www.abbottlodgejersey.co.uk
- ↑ 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