Melmerby, Cumbria

Melmerby
Old Post Office and Pub, Melmerby
Melmerby is located in the former Eden District
Melmerby
Melmerby
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Melmerby is located in Cumbria
Melmerby
Melmerby
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY615375
Civil parish
  • Melmerby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°43′52″N 2°35′58″W / 54.73100°N 2.59937°W / 54.73100; -2.59937

Melmerby is a village and civil parish in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is a small village with a population of around 200. The village is 9 miles to the east of Penrith, a thriving community with immediate access to Junction 40 of the M6 motorway and a main line railway station serving London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Surrounded by countryside it sits between the North Pennines with its highest point, Cross Fell to the east and the World Heritage Lake District National Park 10 miles to the west. The River Eden is bridged about 4 miles (6.4 km) away at Langwathby, and Long Meg and Her Daughters, the 3,500-year-old stone circle – the second largest in the country – is nearby at Little Salkeld. In 1931 the parish had a population of 175.[1]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Melmerby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.