Mealrigg

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| official_name = Mealrigg

| civil_parish = Westnewton

| coordinates = {{coord|54.799|-3.354|display=inline,title}}

| static_image_name = Mealrigg.jpg

| static_image_caption = B5301 road junction at Mealrigg

| population =

| unitary_england = Cumberland

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway

| post_town = WIGTON

| postcode_district = CA7

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 016973

| os_grid_reference = NY129457

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Allerdale

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

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Mealrigg is a small settlement in the civil parish of Westnewton, close to the boundary with the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert in Cumbria, United Kingdom.{{Cite web |title=Google Maps - Mealrigg |url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.797856,-3.3544323,664m/data=!3m1!1e3 |access-date=14 October 2015}}

Mealrigg is situated one mile north-west of Westnewton, a quarter-of-a-mile east of New Cowper, and half-a-mile south of Aikshaw. Other nearby settlements include Jericho, Tarns, and Langrigg.

Historically, Mealrigg formed part of the township of Langrigg and Mealrigg.

Etymology

The name Mealrigg comes from the Old English middle-hrycg, meaning a middle ridge. There are several recorded variant spellings, including Midelrig, Meldrige, Milrig, and Meldrigg.{{Cite book |last=Holme St. Cuthbert History Group |title=Plain People: Bygone Times on the Solway Plain |date=2004 |isbn=0954882318}}

Governance

Mealrigg is part of the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.

References

External links

[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/langrigg-and-mealrigg Cumbria County History Trust: Langrigg and Mealrigg] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

Category:Hamlets in Cumbria

Category:Cumberland (unitary authority)