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Mealsgate
Mealsgate
Village
	All Saints' Church, Allhallows, Mealsgate
	Mealsgate Location in the former Allerdale district Mealsgate Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY208421
Civil parish	Boltons;
Unitary authority	Cumberland;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°46′05″N 3°13′52″W / 54.768°N 3.231°W

Mealsgate is a village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland.

Location

Mealsgate grid reference NY208421 is situated on the old Roman Road between Carlisle and the Roman fort of Derventio at Papcastle NY110315.^[1] This road is now known as the A595. Mealsgate is situated 5.6 mi (9 km) from the market town of Wigton, 16.2 mi (26 km) from the border city of Carlisle, 15.1 mi (24 km) from Keswick and 10 mi (16 km) from the town of Cockermouth. Mealsgate is situated on edge of the Lake District National Park.

Railway Connection

Mealsgate^[2] was a stop on the Bolton Loop^[3] of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway and served the pit at Fletchertown^[4] like other stops on the loop.

Governance

The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.

For Local Government purposes it is administered as part of the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Mealsgate does not have its own parish council, instead it is part of Allhallows Parish Council. The Parish of Allhallows incorporates the three villages of Baggrow, Fletchertown and Watch Hill, together with the area of Mealsgate known as Pine Grove.^[5]