Skelsmergh
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Skelsmergh is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, in Westmorland and Furness in rural Cumbria, England, about north of Kendal, on the A6 road.
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Place details
- Locality
- Meal Bank
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Skelsmergh
- UK place.static_image_name
- St. John the Baptist Church Skelsmergh - geograph.org.uk - 148125.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St. John the Baptist Church
- UK place.population
- 303
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg
- UK place.unitary_england
- Westmorland and Furness
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.post_town
- KENDAL
- UK place.postcode_area
- LA
- UK place.postcode_district
- LA8
- UK place.dial_code
- 01539
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD535955
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom South Lakeland
- UK place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in South Lakeland
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Lakeland
- Population
- 303
- Image
- St. John the Baptist Church Skelsmergh - geograph.org.uk - 148125.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01539
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- Skelsmergh
- postal code
- LA8
- OS grid reference
- SD535955
- historic county
- Westmorland
- P8168
- Cormaranche-en-Bugey
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Skelsmergh is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, in Westmorland and Furness in rural Cumbria, England, about north of Kendal, on the A6 road.
St. John the Baptist Church at Skelsmergh dates from about 1871. Skelsmergh Hall incorporates a pele tower, probably built in 1425, with late 16th century and early 17th century additions. The tower is now an outbuilding. The River Sprint runs alongside the village and is "one of the quietest of the Lake District's valleys".left|thumbnail|The River SprintSkelsmergh had a population of 303 in 2011, up from 250 in 1961. In 1887 it had a population of 367.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skelsmergh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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