Meathop and Ulpha

Meathop and Ulpha
Milnthorpe Sands
Meathop and Ulpha  Meathop and Ulpha shown within Cumbria
Population	154 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD4380
Civil parish	Meathop and Ulpha
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United 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 Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria

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

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:

• Meathop Moss is a raised peat-bog designated an SSSI for its biological interest.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.

External links

• A Vision of Britain Through Time
• British History Online
• British Listed Buildings
• Genuki
• Geograph
• Office for National Statistics