Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for METHOP AND ULPHA

METHOP AND ULPHA, a township in Beetham parish, Westmoreland; on Morecambe bay, at the mouth of the river Kent, 4 miles ENE of Cartmel. Acres, 3,561: of which 1,716 are water. Pop., 76. Houses, 13. The area includes Holme island.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Beetham AP/CP       Westmorland AncC
Place: Meathop

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