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Southwaite is a small village in the parish of Hesket, in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria.

Southwaite

River Petteril at Southwaite
Southwaite
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Southwaite
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY449451
Civil parish
  • Hesket
District
  • Eden District
Shire county
  • Cumbria
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA4
Dialling code016974
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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England
Cumbria
54.798°N 2.857°W / 54.798; -2.857

Location


It is located on a minor road about one and a half miles (2.4 km) away from the A6 road and about one mile (1.6 km) 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.


See also



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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