# Fletchertown

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{{short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| static_image_name        = Allhallows Church, Fletchertown - geograph.org.uk - 66103.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Allhallows' Church, Fletchertown
| coordinates              = {{coord|54.775|-3.233|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Fletchertown
| population               = 548
| population_ref           = (2001)
| civil_parish             = [Allhallows](/source/Allhallows%2C_Cumbria)
| unitary_england          = [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland_(unitary_authority))
| lieutenancy_england      = [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria)
| region                   = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [Penrith and Solway](/source/Penrith_and_Solway_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town                = WIGTON
| postcode_district        = CA7
| postcode_area            = CA
| dial_code                = 016973
| os_grid_reference        = NY206429
| pushpin_map              = United Kingdom Allerdale
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Allerdale
}}

'''Fletchertown''' is a small village in the [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland_(unitary_authority)) district of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England. 

The village was originally built to house workers in a nearby [coal mine](/source/coal_mining), since abandoned. The site of the mine and its spoil heaps remain. The heaps are known locally as the 'pit bank' area. Fletchertown is also the home of a number of industrial units. The school closed in 1984 and now serves as a local community centre.

==Location==
Fletchertown is situated {{convert|6|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} from the market town of [Wigton](/source/Wigton), {{convert|16.7|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} from the border city of [Carlisle](/source/Carlisle), {{convert|15.7|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} from [Keswick](/source/Keswick%2C_Cumbria) and {{convert|10.6|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} from the town of [Cockermouth](/source/Cockermouth). Fletchertown is situated about 5 miles north of the northern edge of the [Lake District](/source/Lake_District) [National Park](/source/National_parks_of_England_and_Wales).

==Governance==
The village is in the [parliamentary constituency](/source/United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies) of [Penrith and Solway](/source/Penrith_and_Solway_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), [Markus Campbell-Savours](/source/Markus_Campbell-Savours) is the [Member of parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament).

For [Local Government](/source/Local_Government) purposes it is in ''Aspatria Ward'' of [Cumberland Council](/source/Cumberland_Council).

It was historically within [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland). From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the [Allerdale](/source/Allerdale) borough.

Fletchertown does not have its own [parish council](/source/Parish_councils_in_England), instead it is part of Allhallows Parish Council. The Parish of Allhallows incorporates the three villages of [Baggrow](/source/Baggrow), Fletchertown and Watch Hill, together with the area of Mealsgate known as Pine Grove.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parish of Allhallows |url=http://www.allhallowspccumbria.co.uk/Mealsgate.html |access-date=23 August 2019 |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130173759/http://allhallowspccumbria.co.uk/Mealsgate.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Cumbria}}
*[Allhallows, Cumbria](/source/Allhallows%2C_Cumbria)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Fletchertown}}
*[http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/old_fletchertown_pictures.html Historic pictures]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/138976 Recent photograph and map]

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Category:Villages in Cumbria
Category:Cumberland (unitary authority)

{{Cumberland-geo-stub}}

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