Keld, Cumbria

Keld

Keld Chapel
Keld
 Keld shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY552144
Civil parishShap
DistrictEden
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PENRITH
Postcode district CA10
Dialling code 017683
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentPenrith and The Border
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Coordinates: 54°31′23″N 2°41′28″W / 54.523°N 2.691°W / 54.523; -2.691

Keld (or Keilde) is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. It lies within the civil parish of Shap.

On the banks of the River Lowther it is a mile southwest of Shap and falls within that village's civil parish, Shap Abbey is nearby. Keld's medieval chapel in noted for its unusual simplicity.

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