Meathop and Ulpha

For the civil parish in Copeland, see Ulpha.
Meathop and Ulpha

Milnthorpe Sands
Meathop and Ulpha
 Meathop and Ulpha shown within Cumbria
Population 154 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD4380
Civil parishMeathop and Ulpha
DistrictSouth Lakeland
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GRANGE OVER SANDS
Postcode district LA11
Dialling code 01539
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWestmorland and Lonsdale
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°13′12″N 2°51′47″W / 54.220°N 2.863°W / 54.220; -2.863

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,[1] increasing slightly to 154 at the Census 2011.[2]

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

References

  1. "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: South Lakeland". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 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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