Southwaite

Southwaite
River Petteril at Southwaite
Southwaite
Southwaite shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY449451
Civil parish	Hesket
District	Eden District
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA4
Dialling code	016974
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°47′53″N 2°51′25″W / 54.798°N 2.857°W / 54.798; -2.857Coordinates: 54°47′53″N 2°51′25″W / 54.798°N 2.857°W / 54.798; -2.857

Southwaite is a small village in the parish of Hesket, in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria.

It is located on a minor road about a mile and a half away from the A6 road and about a mile away from the M6 motorway which can be accessed from Southwaite services, which has been named after the village. It has the west coast main line going through the middle of it and the River Petteril nearby. It once had a railway station called Southwaite railway station but it was closed in 1952. Historically it was within Inglewood Forest.

Nearby settlements include the villages of Ivegill, Low Hesket, High Hesket and the hamlet of Mellguards.

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