Midgeholme
Hamlet in Cumbria, England
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Midgeholme is a hamlet and civil parish in the Cumberland district, Cumbria, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 67.[1]
- Midgeholme
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The grade II* listed Tarn House in the parish | |
  Midgeholme Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria  Midgeholme Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 67 (2001 census) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
The parish is bordered to the north by Farlam; to the east by Hartleyburn and Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, both in Northumberland; to the south by Geltsdale; and to the west by Hayton.[2]
Cold Fell, at 621 metres (2,037 ft), is on the boundary of Midgeholme and Geltsdale parishes. The hamlet of Midgeholme and the disused Midgeholme Coalfield are in the north east of the parish, near the A689 road between Brampton and Lambley.[2]
Listed buildings
As of 2017[update] the only listed building in the parish is Tarn House, built in the late 15th century and extended and altered in 1843, at Grade II*.[3] It overlooks Tindale Tarn, the north shore of which forms the boundary with Farlam parish.
