Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

South Lakeland South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. The population of the non-metropolitan district was 102,301 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 103,658 at the 2011 Census. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes ...

district of the English county of

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Historically History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

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, it is located north east of

Grange-over-Sands Grange-over-Sands is a town and civil parish located on the north side of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria, England, a few miles south of the Lake District National Park. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,042, increasing at the 2011 ...

and south west of

Kendal Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, south-east of Windermere and north of Lancaster. Historically in Westmorland, it lies within the dale of th ...

, between the confluence of the

River Kent The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. It originates in hills surrounding Kentmere, and flows for around 20 miles (32 km) into the north of Morecambe Bay. The upper reaches and the western bank of the estuary ...

estuary and the

River Winster The River Winster is a river in the English county of Cumbria. The Winster was the boundary between the ancient counties of Lancashire and Westmorland. It has a relatively small catchment area; other streams flow parallel to it on either side. T ...

. It was created following the amalgamation of former civil parishes

Witherslack Witherslack is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha, in the south of Cumbria. It lies on the north eastern side of Morecambe Bay, England. The eastern side of the village borders Whitbarrow ...

and

Meathop and Ulpha Meathop and Ulpha is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha, in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. Historically in Westmorland, it is located north east of Grange-over-Sands, sou ...

on 1 April 2015. In 2011 there was a total population of 653. It includes the villages of Witherslack and

Meathop Meathop is a village in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is located north east of Grange over Sands, between the confluence of the River Kent estuary and the River Winster on the edge of Morec ...

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External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Witherslack
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Cumbria County History Trust: Meathop and Ulpha
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha Community Website
Civil parishes in Cumbria South Lakeland District {{Cumbria-geo-stub

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