Melkinthorpe

Melkinthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Great Strickland 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.

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References

1. ^ Larch Cottage Nurseries www.larchcottage.co.uk
2. ^ Red Barn Gallery www.redbarngallery.co.uk
3. ^ Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream www.abbottlodgejersey.co.uk
4. ^ 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

Coordinates: 54°37′12″N 2°41′22″W / 54.6201°N 2.6895°W / 54.6201; -2.6895