Hackthorpe is a hamlet in the
Eden district, in the county of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
, England. Circa 1870, it had a population of 110 as recorded in the
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
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.
Location
It is located on the
A6 road This is a list of roads designated A6.
* A006 road (Argentina), a road connecting Las Cuevas with the Christ the Redeemer monument in the border between Argentina and Chile
* ''A6 highway (Australia)'' may refer to :
** A6 (Sydney), a road connec ...
just south of
Lowther which the two settlements could be considered to be conjoined, and about four miles from the town of
Penrith. It is close to the
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 and the western end of the A14 at t ...
, but there is no access to Hackthorpe from the M6.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Lowther, Cumbria
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Lowther(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Hamlets in Cumbria
Eden District
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