Mealsgate
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| Mealsgate | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church, Allhallows, Mealsgate | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY208421 |
| Location: | 54°46’5"N, 3°13’52"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wigton |
| Postcode: | CA7 |
| Dialling code: | 01900 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Workington |
Mealsgate is a village in Cumberland, 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 mediæval tower house, restored by Anthony Salvin in the 19th century.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Mealsgate) |