Caldbeck is a village inCumbria, England, historically withinCumberland, it is situated within theLake DistrictNational Park. The village had 714 inhabitants according to the census of 2001.[1]
Caldbeck is closely associated with neighbouring villageHesket Newmarket, which is 1.5 mi (2 km) to the east. The nearest town isWigton, 7.8 mi (13 km) north west of the village,Carlisle is 13.8 mi (22 km) to the north,Cockermouth is 17 mi (27 km) to the south andPenrith is 15.7 mi (25 km) to the east.
The parish church is dedicated toSt. Kentigern.
Caldbeck's closest fell isHigh Pike.
" 'The cold stream'; ON 'kaldr', 'bekkr'. The village and parish are named from the 'Cald Beck'..."[2] (ON=Old Norse). " 'bekkr'...is the usual Lakeland name for 'stream', occurring some 200 times..."[3]
TheCaldbeck transmitting station is 2 mi (3 km) outside of the village. The Caldbeck transmitting station is a 1,106 ft television and radio broadcasting station that covers most of northern Cumbria and south west Scotland.
Also located further outside the village is theSandale transmitting station.
The village is in theparliamentary constituency ofPenrith and Solway.
ForLocal Government purposes it is in theCumberlandunitary authority area.
Caldbeck along with neighbouring villageHesket Newmarket, has its ownparish council,Caldbeck Parish Council.[4]
Prince Charles has visited the village several times in recent times, overseeing the launch of the Northern Fells Rural Project, and in later years the end of the project, which became the Northern Fells Group.
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