Geltsdale is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Castle Carrock, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, to the southeast of Castle Carrock village. In 2001 the parish had a population of 6.[1] From 1858 Geltsdale was a civil parish in its own right.[2] On 1 April 2003 the parish was abolished and merged with Castle Carrock.[3][4]

Geltsdale
Geltsdale House
Geltsdale is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Geltsdale
Geltsdale
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Geltsdale is located in Cumbria
Geltsdale
Geltsdale
Location within Cumbria
Population6 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceNY569536
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRAMPTON
Postcode districtCA8
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°52′34″N 2°40′16″W / 54.876°N 2.671°W / 54.876; -2.671
Scenery

The Geltsdale Reservoir railway ran in the vicinity.

The local landscapes are under several levels of protection. Two of the protected areas cover a large area:

Geltsdale & Glendue Fells Site of Special Scientific Interest has an area of 8,059 ha,[6] and is one of the SSSIs which underlie the SPA.

Geltsdale RSPB reserve is a 5,000 ha nature reserve within the SSSI. It mainly moorland and is managed by the Royal Society for Protection of Birds for upland birds such as black grouse and hen harrier.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Neighborhood Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Geltsdale ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The Carlisle (Parishes) Order 2003" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Carlisle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Natura 2000 form" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
  6. ^ "Site details: Geltsdale & Glendue Fells SSSI". Natural England.
  7. ^ DORLING KINDERSLEY (2009). RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4053-3512-6.

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