Little Salkeld

Little Salkeld

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 54.7165
longitude= -2.6730
official_name= Little Salkeld
shire_district= Eden
shire_county = Cumbria
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Penrith and The Border
postcode_district = CA10
postcode_area= CA
dial_code= 01768
os_grid_reference= NY566359

Little Salkeld is a small village within the Eden district of Cumbria, England, a few miles to the north east of Penrith and within the parish of Hunsonby.

History

The manor at Little Salkeld was confirmed by King Edward I in 1292. It is believed to be the original home of the Salkeld family of landowners. [ 'Parishes: Addingham - Aspatria', "Magna Britannia": volume 4: Cumberland (1816), pp. 4-18. URL: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=50677 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=50677] . Date accessed: 03 January 2007. ]

Places of interest

"Little Salkeld Watermill", built in 1745, is a traditional English 18th Century water mill. [ [http://www.organicmill.co.uk/index2.html Little Salkeld Watermill web site] ] [ [http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/litsalk.htm Little Salkeld Watermill] , Article on Visit Cumbria] It is Cumbria's only watermill still in full operation. Its organic bread and all purpose flours are available in specialist shops throughout the UK. It operates regular tours and has an award winningFact|date=June 2007 organic vegetarian cafe.

Salkeld Hall is a the village's largest house; built in the 16th century incorporating earlier walls. [ English Heritage PastScape monument number 12238 [http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.asp?hob_no=12238] ] It is privately owned.

The village contains a vicarage but no church - it was built for Addingham parish church 1 mile to the north near Glassonby.

Popular with walkers it is the closest village to Lacy's Caves and Long Meg and Her Daughters

Transport

Little Salkeld can be reached by car 1.5 miles from Langwathby off the A686, approximately 6 miles from M6 J40.

It lies on the C2C Cycle Route.

Its on the Settle-Carlisle Railway and branch line to the Long Meg Mine are now both closed. The closest station is Langwathby.

The village is believed to have been connected at one time by a bridge over the River Eden to Great Salkeld.

References

External links

* [http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/littlesalkeld.htm Article on Visit Cumbria]

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