Mealsgate | |
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All Saints Church, Allhallows, Mealsgate |
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Mealsgate shown within Cumbria | |
OS grid reference | NY208421 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIGTON |
Postcode district | CA7 |
Dialling code | 01900 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Mealsgate is a village in the English county of Cumbria.
Mealsgate grid reference NY208421 is situated on the old Roman Road between Carlisle and the Roman fort of Derventio at Papcastle NY110315. This road is now known as the A595.
Mealsgate was a stop on the Bolton Loop of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway and served the pit at Fletchertown like other stops on the loop.
A mile to the south-west, Whitehall is a medieval tower house, restored by Anthony Salvin in the 19th century.