Mealsgate

Mealsgate

Mealsgate is a village in the English county of Cumbria.

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Location

Mealsgate grid reference NY208421 is situated 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 medieval tower house, restored by Anthony Salvin in the 19th century.[5]


References

  1. ^ Derventio Carvetiorvm
  2. ^ Walking the LIne 2005 - Baggrow to Mealsgate
  3. ^ Old Mealsgate Pictures - Maryport and Carlisle Railway
  4. ^ Maryport and Carlisle Railway - Towns and Villages
  5. ^ "Whitehall, Allhallows". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-72309-whitehall-allhallows. Retrieved 2011-03-08. 

External links

Mealsgate - The George Moore Connection

Media related to Mealsgate at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 54°46′05″N 3°13′54″W / 54.76801°N 3.231763°W / 54.76801; -3.231763


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