Melkinthorpe
| Melkinthorpe | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 Pastures, Melkinthorpe | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY555252 |
| Location: | 54°37’12"N, 2°41’20"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Penrith |
| Postcode: | CA10 |
| Dialling code: | 01931 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the parish of Lowther in Westmorland, close the villages of Hackthorpe and Cliburn.
About the village
This is a tiny place, but busy with agriculture and local craft. Larch Cottage nurseries are found here,[1] and Red Barn Gallery, an art gallery.[2] Nearby are Abbot Lodge Jersey ice cream farm,[3] about half a mile to the south-west, and Wetheriggs County Pottery, about a mile away northwards.
There is also a wood called Melkinthorpe Wood to the southeast.
Melkinthorpe Hall was built in the 16th century but was demolished in the 19th century.[4] The River Leith flows past the southern edge of the village.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Melkinthorpe) |
References
- ↑ Larch Cottage Nurseries
- ↑ Red Barn Gallery
- ↑ Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream
- ↑ Melkinthorpe Hall in 'The Later Records relating to North Westmorland: or the Barony of Appleby: Parishes (West Ward): St Michael, Lowther', pp.325-334