Midgeholme

Human settlement in England

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54°55′08″N 02°36′59″W / 54.91889°N 2.61639°W / 54.91889; -2.61639

Midgeholme is a hamlet and civil parish in City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 67.^[1]

The parish is bordered to the north by Farlam; to the east by Hartleyburn and Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, both in Northumberland; to the south by Geltsdale; and to the west by Hayton.^[2]

Cold Fell, at 621 metres (2,037 ft), is on the boundary of Midgeholme and Geltsdale parishes. The hamlet of Midgeholme and the disused Midgeholme Coalfield are in the north east of the parish, near the A689 road between Brampton and Lambley.^[2]

Listed buildings

As of 2017^[update] the only listed building in the parish is Tarn House, built in the late 15th century and extended and altered in 1843, at Grade II*.^[3] It overlooks Tindale Tarn, the north shore of which forms the boundary with Farlam parish.

References

^ "Carlisle (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Parish Headcounts. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Map Display: Midgeholme CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Tarn House (1051067)". National Heritage List for England.

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Midgeholme (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
"Midgeholme through time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
Action with Communities in Rural England: Rural Evidence Project (October 2013). "Rural Community profile for Midgeholme (Parish)" (PDF).