Meathop and Ulpha

Meathop and Ulpha is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha, 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. In 2001 it had a population of 143,[1] increasing slightly to 154 at the Census 2011.[2] It included the village of Meathop.

For the civil parish in Copeland, see Ulpha.

Meathop and Ulpha

Milnthorpe Sands
Meathop and Ulpha
Location within Cumbria
Population154 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD4380
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGRANGE OVER SANDS
Postcode districtLA11
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

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

See also

References
  1. "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: South Lakeland". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. "Meathop Moss" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  4. "Meathop Woods and Quarry" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
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