Thackthwaite
Thackthwaite | |
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OS grid reference | NY148237 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COCKERMOUTH |
Postcode district | CA13 |
Dialling code | 01900 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow.
The place-name contains thwaite ("clearing").[1]
A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at 54°37′17″N 2°53′31″W / 54.62139°N 2.89194°W.
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Albert Hugh (1962). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. University Press.
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