Mealrigg

Mealrigg
Mealrigg
	B5301 road junction at Mealrigg
	Mealrigg Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Mealrigg Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY129457
Civil parish	Westnewton;
Unitary authority	Cumberland;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°47′56″N 3°21′14″W / 54.799°N 3.354°W

Mealrigg is a small settlement in the civil parish of Westnewton, close to the boundary with the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert in Cumbria, United Kingdom.^[1]

Mealrigg is situated one mile north-west of Westnewton, a quarter-of-a-mile east of New Cowper, and half-a-mile south of Aikshaw. Other nearby settlements include Jericho, Tarns, and Langrigg.

Historically, Mealrigg formed part of the township of Langrigg and Mealrigg.

Etymology

The name Mealrigg comes from the Old English middle-hrycg, meaning a middle ridge. There are several recorded variant spellings, including Midelrig, Meldrige, Milrig, and Meldrigg.^[2]

Governance

Mealrigg is part of the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.

References

^ "Google Maps - Mealrigg". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ Holme St. Cuthbert History Group (2004). Plain People: Bygone Times on the Solway Plain. ISBN 0954882318.

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Langrigg and Mealrigg (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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[1] "Google Maps - Mealrigg". Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[2] Holme St. Cuthbert History Group (2004). Plain People: Bygone Times on the Solway Plain. ISBN 0954882318.

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