# Meathop and Ulpha

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Former civil parish in Cumbria, England

For the civil parish in Cumberland, see [Ulpha](/source/Ulpha).

Human settlement in England

Meathop and Ulpha Milnthorpe Sands Meathop and Ulpha Location in South Lakeland Show map of the former South Lakeland district Meathop and Ulpha Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria Population 154 (2011)[1] 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 01539 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 and Ulpha** is a former [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England), now in the parish of [Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha](/source/Witherslack%2C_Meathop_and_Ulpha), in the [Westmorland and Furness](/source/Westmorland_and_Furness) district of the English county of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria). [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), 10.6 miles (17.1 km) south west of [Kendal](/source/Kendal) and 64.0 miles (103.0 km) south of [Carlisle](/source/Carlisle%2C_Cumbria), between the confluence of the [River Kent](/source/River_Kent) estuary and the [River Winster](/source/River_Winster). In 2001 it had a population of 143,[2] increasing slightly to 154 at the Census 2011.[1] It included the village of [Meathop](/source/Meathop).

There were two [Sites of Special Scientific Interest](/source/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest) in the parish:

- [Meathop Moss](/source/Meathop_Moss) is a [raised peat-bog](/source/Raised_bog) designated an SSSI for its biological interest.[3] Leased by the [Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves](/source/Society_For_The_Promotion_Of_Nature_Reserves) in 1919, it now belongs to the [Cumbria Wildlife Trust](/source/Cumbria_Wildlife_Trust).

- Meathop Woods and Quarry, which consists of [woodland](/source/Woodland) and a disused [quarry](/source/Quarry) on the side of a hill, has biological and geological interest.[4]

## History

Meathop and Ulpha was formerly a [township](/source/Township_(England)) in [Beetham](/source/Beetham) parish,[5] from 1866 Meathop and Ulpha was a civil parish in its own right[6] until it was abolished on 1 April 2015 and merged with [Witherslack](/source/Witherslack) to form "Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha".[7]

## 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. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-1) [UK Census](/source/2011_United_Kingdom_census) (2011). ["Local Area Report – Meathop and Ulpha Parish (E04002632)"](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2011_ks/report?compare=E04002632). *Nomis*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics_(United_Kingdom)). Retrieved 14 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [UK Census](/source/2001_United_Kingdom_census) (2001). ["Local Area Report – Meathop and Ulpha Parish (16UG049)"](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2001_ks/report?compare=16UG049). *Nomis*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 14 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Meathop Moss"](http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001143.pdf) (PDF). [English Nature](/source/English_Nature). Retrieved 8 November 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Meathop Woods and Quarry"](http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001126.pdf) (PDF). [English Nature](/source/English_Nature). Retrieved 8 November 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["History of Meathop, in South Lakeland and Westmorland"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2007). A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Relationships and changes Meathop and Ulpha Tn/CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10038431). A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Cumbria Registration District"](https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/cumbria.html). UKBMD. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Meathop and Ulpha](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Meathop_and_Ulpha).

- [Cumbria County History Trust: Meathop and Ulpha](http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/meathop-ulpha) (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

- [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](http://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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