Little Salkeld is a small village within the Eden district

Eden, Cumbria

Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle....

 of Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, a few miles to the north east of Penrith

Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....

 and within the parish of Hunsonby

Hunsonby

Hunsonby is a hamlet and civil parish in the Eden Valley in the English county of Cumbria, about east of Penrith. Hunsonby more or less forms a combined settlement with Winskill.- Hunsonby Civil Parish :...

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History

The manor at Little Salkeld was confirmed by King Edward I

Edward I of England

Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...

 in 1292. It is believed to be the original home of the Salkeld family of landowners.

Places of interest

Little Salkeld Watermill, built in 1745, is a traditional English 18th Century water mill. It is Cumbria's only watermill still in full operation. Its organic bread and all-purpose flours are available in specialist shops throughout the UK. It operates regular tours and has an award winning organic vegetarian cafe.

Salkeld Hall

Salkeld Hall

Salkeld Hall is a Red Sandstone Grade II* Listed country house in the village of Little Salkeld, Cumbria. It is the original residence of the Salkeld family.-History:...

 is a the village's largest house; built in the 16th century incorporating earlier walls. It is privately owned.

The village contains a vicarage but no church - it was built for Addingham parish church 1 mile to the north near Glassonby

Glassonby

Glassonby is a small village and civil parish in the Eden Valley of Cumbria, England, about south south east of Kirkoswald.There is a methodist church and a microlight flying centre in the village....

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Popular with walkers it is the closest village to Lacy's Caves

Lacy's Caves

Lacy's Caves are a series of 5 chambers in the sandstone cliff of River Eden, just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England at .They are named after Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Lacy of Salkeld Hall, who commissioned their carving in the 18th century...

 and Long Meg and Her Daughters

Long Meg and Her Daughters

Long Meg and Her Daughters, also known as Maughanby Circle, is a Bronze Age stone circle near Penrith in Cumbria, North West England. One of around 1,300 stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3,300 to 900 BCE, during...

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Transport

Little Salkeld can be reached by car 1.5 miles from Langwathby

Langwathby

Langwathby is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria, England. It is situated about north east of Penrith on the A686 road. The village lies on the banks of the River Eden....

 off the A686, approximately 6 miles from M6 J40.

It lies on the C2C Cycle Route

Sea to Sea Cycle Route

The Coast to Coast or Sea to Sea Cycle Route is Great Britain's most popular long-distance cycle route and is based on minor roads, disused railway lines, off-road tracks and specially constructed cycle paths...

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Its railway station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway

Settle-Carlisle Railway

The Settle–Carlisle Line is a long main railway line in northern England. It is also known as the Settle and Carlisle. It is a part of the National Rail network and was constructed in the 1870s...

 and branch line to the Long Meg Mine

Long Meg Mine

Long Meg Mine is a disused gypsum mine just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria in the area known as Cave Wood Valley. It was operated between 1880 and 1976.-History:...

 were both closed in the 1970s, although the disused platforms still remain and the station building is well maintained as a private house. The closest station is Langwathby

Langwathby

Langwathby is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria, England. It is situated about north east of Penrith on the A686 road. The village lies on the banks of the River Eden....

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In 1918 a train accident in nearby Long Meg

Long Meg Mine

Long Meg Mine is a disused gypsum mine just north of Little Salkeld, Cumbria in the area known as Cave Wood Valley. It was operated between 1880 and 1976.-History:...

 Cutting killed seven people.

The village is believed to have been connected at one time by a bridge over the River Eden

River Eden, Cumbria

The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England on its way to the Solway Firth.-Course of river:The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North...

 to Great Salkeld

Great Salkeld

Great Salkeld is a small village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, a few miles to the north east of Penrith.The village is believed to have been connected at one time by a bridge over the River Eden to Little Salkeld...

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External links

• Article on Visit Cumbria

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