Littlebeck, Cumbria
Encyclopedia
Littlebeck is a hamlet
in the Eden District
in the English
county of Cumbria
, located near the small village of Kings Meaburn
, the hamlet of Lankaber
and the large village of Morland
. The nearest town is Appleby-in-Westmorland
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in 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....
in the English
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...
county 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...
, located near the small village of Kings Meaburn
Kings Meaburn
King's Meaburn is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, of 105 inhabitants. It is located from Appleby-in-Westmorland and from Penrith, in the Lyvennet Valley, and is famous for its annual Beer Festival at The White Horse.-History:...
, the hamlet of Lankaber
Lankaber
Lankaber is a a group of farms in the Eden District in the English county of Cumbria.- Location :Lankaber is located near the village of Maulds Meaburn and the hamlet of Littlebeck. Lankaber consists of the farm of High Lankaber and the farm of Low Lankaber. The nearest town is...
and the large village of Morland
Morland, Cumbria
Morland is a large village and civil parish in the rolling hills of the Eden Valley in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It includes the hamlets of Town Head and Morland Moor, and has a population of 380. The village has a pub, the Crown Inn, a shop called Travelling2 and the Millyard...
. The nearest town is Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, in North West England. It is situated within a loop of the River Eden and has a population of approximately 2,500. It is in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. The town's name was simply Appleby, until...
.