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Midgeholme

Coordinates: 54°55′08″N 02°36′59″W / 54.91889°N 2.61639°W / 54.91889; -2.61639
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Midgeholme
The grade II* listed Tarn House in the parish
Midgeholme is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Midgeholme
Midgeholme
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Midgeholme is located in Cumbria
Midgeholme
Midgeholme
Location within Cumbria
Population67 (2001 census)
Civil parish
  • Midgeholme
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°55′08″N 02°36′59″W / 54.91889°N 2.61639°W / 54.91889; -2.61639
Cold Fell, on the parish's south west border

Midgeholme is a hamlet and civil parish in City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 67.[1]

The parish is bordered to the north by Farlam; to the east by Hartleyburn and Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, both in Northumberland; to the south by Geltsdale; and to the west by Hayton.[2]

Cold Fell, at 621 metres (2,037 ft), is on the boundary of Midgeholme and Geltsdale parishes. The hamlet of Midgeholme and the disused Midgeholme Coalfield are in the north east of the parish, near the A689 road between Brampton and Lambley.[2]

Listed buildings

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As of 2017 the only listed building in the parish is Tarn House, built in the late 15th century and extended and altered in 1843, at Grade II*.[3] It overlooks Tindale Tarn, the north shore of which forms the boundary with Farlam parish.

References

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  1. ^ "Carlisle (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Parish Headcounts. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Map Display: Midgeholme CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Tarn House (1051067)". National Heritage List for England.
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