Threlkeld is a village and civil parish in the north of the Lake District

Lake District

The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...

 in 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

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, to the east of Keswick

Keswick, Cumbria

Keswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 4,984, according to the 2001 census, and is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park...

. It lies at the southern foot of Blencathra

Blencathra

Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly mountains in the English Lake District. It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the Hallsfell Top.-Name:...

, one of the more prominent fell

Fell

“Fell” is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, and parts of northern England.- Etymology :...

s in the northern Lake District, and to the north of the River Glenderamackin

River Glenderamackin

The River Glenderamackin is a river in the county of Cumbria, England.The river rises on Mungrisdale Common and drains much of the eastern and southern sides of Blencathra....

.

Historically a part of Cumberland

Cumberland

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, Threlkeld formerly had its own railway station on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway

Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway

The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 1 August 1861, for a line connecting the town of Cockermouth with the London and North Western Railway West Coast Main Line at Penrith. Arrangements for the use of the stations at either end The Cockermouth,...

, on the opposite side of the valley, next to the (closed) Threlkeld Quarry, at the foot of Clough Head

Clough Head

Clough Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the northernmost top of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, standing to the south of Threlkeld and the A66.-Topography:...

. Today the railway line is a footpath and cycle track. Three rows of terraced houses, which used to accommodate the quarry workers, stand near the station. The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum and a small centre for light business have opened nearby.

Two pubs are located opposite each other in the village: The Salutation and the Horse and Farrier. There is also a newsagent, and a small church, St Mary's, in the village.

External links

• Threlkeld village website - Threlkeld Web is run for the Parish Council and runs alongside the "Beneath Blencathra" newsletter.
• Threlkeld village website
• Threlkeld Village - history and pictures from the Threlkeld CE Primary School website
• Saddleback Slate - Threlkeld Quarry slate manufacturing company