Mallerstang

Mallerstang
A steam train at Aisgill
on the Settle–Carlisle line
Mallerstang
Location within Cumbria
Population173 (2011 (including Wharton))
OS grid referenceNY782015
Civil parish
  • Mallerstang
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode districtCA17
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Mallerstang is a civil parish in the extreme east of Cumbria, and, geographically, a dale at the head of the upper Eden Valley. Originally part of Westmorland, it lies about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the nearest town, Kirkby Stephen. Its eastern edge, at Aisgill, borders on North Yorkshire; and since August 2016 it has been within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

At the 2011 census data for Wharton was included with Mallerstang, giving a total population of 173.

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