Soulby, Cumberland

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Soulby
Cumberland
The source of the River Eamont, Soulby township, Dacre CP - geograph.org.uk - 279476.jpg
The Eamont emerges from Ullswater at Soulby
Location
Grid reference: NY462250
Location: 54°37’2"N, 2°49’59"W
Data
Postcode: CA11
Local Government
Council: Westmorland & Furness
Parliamentary
constituency:
Penrith and The Border

Soulby is a hamlet in in Cumberland spread thinly along a dead-end lane above the foot of Ullswater, where the River Eamont emerges from the lake.

The nearest village is Pooley Bridge at the foot of the lake half a mile to the south-west (and in Westmorland), while Dacre is just under a mile to the north. The hamlet runs from Souland Gate to Waterfoot, and a tiny hill, Soulby Fell rises above to the north-west.

The A592, which runs along the whole north shore of Ullswater, is just below the hamlet.

The village has a

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