Meathop and Ulpha, Westmorland
Historical Description
Meathop and Ulpha, a township in Beetham parish, Westmorland, on Morecambe Bay, at the mouth of the river Kent, 4 miles ENE of Cartmel. There is a post office at Ulpha under Broughton-in-Furness; money order and telegraph office, Broughton-in-Furness. Acreage, 1991, besides 1164 of tidal water and foreshore; population, 100.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Westmorland | |
| Civil parish | Beetham | |
| Poor Law union | Kendal | |
| Ward | Kendal |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Meathop and Ulpha from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Methop, with Ulpha)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Westmorland is available to browse.