# Meathop

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Village in Cumbria, England

Human settlement in England

Meathop Meathop Meathop Location in South Lakeland Show map of the former South Lakeland district Meathop Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria OS grid reference SD4380 Civil parish Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha Unitary authority Westmorland and Furness Ceremonial county Cumbria Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town GRANGE OVER SANDS Postcode district LA11 Dialling code 015395 Police Cumbria Fire Cumbria Ambulance North West UK Parliament Westmorland and Lonsdale List of places UK England Cumbria 54°13′12″N 2°51′47″W / 54.220°N 2.863°W / 54.220; -2.863

**Meathop** is a village in the non-metropolitan county of [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness) and the ceremonial county of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England. [Historically](/source/Historic_counties_of_England) in [Westmorland](/source/Westmorland), it is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north east of [Grange over Sands](/source/Grange_over_Sands), between the confluence of the [River Kent](/source/River_Kent) estuary and the [River Winster](/source/River_Winster) on the edge of [Morecambe Bay](/source/Morecambe_Bay).[1][2]

The most prominent building is Meathop Hall, a Grade II [listed](/source/Listed_building) 17th century house which has since been divided into two. It consists of two floors with [dormers](/source/Dormer), and has round Westmorland chimneys and an ornamented embattled or 'Yorkshire' lintel over the front door.[3]

Westmorland Sanatorium, later known as Meathop Hospital, was a [sanatorium](/source/Sanatorium) for patients with [tuberculosis](/source/Tuberculosis). It opened in 1891 and closed in 1991 when it was converted into apartments and renamed as Meathop Grange.[4]

## See also

- [Cumbria portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cumbria)

- [Listed buildings in Meathop and Ulpha](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Meathop_and_Ulpha)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["History of Meathop, in South Lakeland and Westmorland"](https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2007). *A Vision of Britain through Time*. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Meathop, Meathop and Ulpha"](https://www.lakesguides.co.uk/html/lgaz/lk07687.htm). *Old Cumbria Gazetteer*. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England) (21 November 1952). ["Meathop Hall and Cottage (1087133?)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087133??section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Meathop & Ulpha"](https://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/meathop-ulpha). *Cumbria County History Trust*. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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- [British History Online](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/search.aspx?query=meathop+and+ulpha)

- [British Listed Buildings](http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/cumbria/meathop+and+ulpha)

- [Genuki](https://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/gazplace?CCC=WES,GR=SD435803,PLACE=MEATHOP,ID=20601)

- [Geograph](https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SD4380)

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