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Also known as Mallerstang (civil parish), Cumbria, Mallerstang, Cumbria

Mallerstang is a civil parish in the extreme east of Cumbria, and, geographically, a dale at the head of the upper Eden Valley. Originally part of Westmorland, it lies about south of the nearest town, Kirkby Stephen. Its eastern edge, at Aisgill, borders on North Yorkshire; and since August 2016 it has been within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Steamtrain at Aisgill.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
A steam train at Aisgillon the Settle–Carlisle line
UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Mallerstang
UK place.label_position
top
UK place.civil_parish
Mallerstang
UK place.population
173
UK place.population_ref
(2011 (including Wharton))
UK place.unitary_england
Westmorland and Furness
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cumbria
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Westmorland and Lonsdale
UK place.post_town
KIRKBY STEPHEN
UK place.postcode_district
CA17
UK place.postcode_area
CA
UK place.dial_code
01768
UK place.os_grid_reference
NY782015

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
civil parish
Located in
Eden
Population
173
Area
10
Image
Steamtrain at Aisgill.jpg
Dialing code
01768
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Commons category
Mallerstang
postal code
CA17
OS grid reference
NY782015
located in protected area
Yorkshire Dales National Park
historic county
Westmorland
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • The head of the Eden
  • Some notable historical people and events
  • The Settle–Carlisle Line
  • The people of the Dale
  • Mallerstang Parish Meeting
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Mallerstang is a civil parish in the extreme east of Cumbria, and, geographically, a dale at the head of the upper Eden Valley. Originally part of Westmorland, it lies about south of the nearest town, Kirkby Stephen. Its eastern edge, at Aisgill, borders on North Yorkshire; and since August 2016 it has been within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

At the 2011 census data for Wharton was included with Mallerstang, giving a total population of 173.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mallerstang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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