Southwaite

Southwaite

River Petteril at Southwaite
Southwaite
 Southwaite shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY449451
Civil parishHesket
DistrictEden District
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CARLISLE
Postcode district CA4
Dialling code 016974
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentPenrith and The Border
List of places
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Coordinates: 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.

Location

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.[1]

Nearby settlements

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

References

  1. Pembroke, Suzanna (December 2005). Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of Thackwood Landfill Site, Southwaite, Carlisle (PDF). AOC Archaeology Group. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

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