Southwaite
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2017) |
| Southwaite | |
|---|---|
 River Petteril at Southwaite | |
| OS grid reference | NY449451 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLISLE |
| Postcode district | CA4 |
| Dialling code | 016974 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Southwaite is a small village in the parish of Hesket, in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria.
Location
[edit]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
[edit]Nearby settlements include the villages of Ivegill, Low Hesket, High Hesket and the hamlet of Mellguards.
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Pembroke, Suzanna (December 2005). Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of Thackwood Landfill Site, Southwaite, Carlisle (PDF). AOC Archaeology Group. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Cumbria County History Trust: Hesket in the Forest (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
 | This Cumbria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |