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Meathop and Ulpha

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Population
  
154 (2011)

Civil parish
  
Meathop and Ulpha

Country
  
England

Shire county
  
Cumbria

Dialling code
  
01539

OS grid reference
  
SD4380

Region
  
North West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

District
  
South Lakeland

UK parliament constituency
  
Westmorland and Lonsdale

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Meathop and Ulpha is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. Historically in Westmorland, it is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north east of Grange over Sands, 10.6 miles (17.1 km) south west of Kendal and 64.0 miles (103.0 km) south of Carlisle, between the confluence of the River Kent estuary and the River Winster. The parish has a population of 143, increasing slightly to 154 at the Census 2011.

Map of Meathop, Grange-over-Sands, UK

There are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the parish:

  • Meathop Moss is a raised peat-bog designated an SSSI for its biological interest. Leased by the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves in 1919, it now belongs to the Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
  • Meathop Woods and Quarry, which consists of woodland and a disused quarry on the side of a hill, has biological and geological interest.

    • References

    Meathop and Ulpha Wikipedia
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