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Micklethwaite Cumbria

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Holiday Parks 9 Lakes 8 Theatres 6 Park and Gardens 6 Art Galleries 5 Museums 5 Aquariums 4 Theme Parks 1 Go Karting 1 Zoos 1 Cathedrals 1 Nature Reserves 1 Stadiums 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Golf Courses 1

Local servicesHospitalWigton Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryWigton Group Medical Practice2.6 miPharmacyWell2.4 miDentistNorth Lakeland Dental2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWiggonby CofE Schoolages 3-11, 61 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Nelson Thomlinson Schoolages 11-18, 1,095 pupils2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Cumbria7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL58 miRailway stationWigton2.4 miBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme7.4 miFerryKeswick Ferry Landing17 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA7 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CA7 postcode district.

County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:34 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:34 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,000 residentsin the Boltons, Warnell & Solway Coast census areaMedian age 53.13,064 households80% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,475 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C924 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMoorthwaite Loughlake · 1.4 miMartin Tarnlake · 1.9 miKnox Hillshill · under a mileKnox Woodwoodland · under a mileBank Woodwoodland · under a mileJacob's Gillvalley · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWatchtree Nature Reservepark · 2.1 mi · 83 haThe Greenpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197915 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,285 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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