Geltsdale

Geltsdale is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Castle Carrock, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, to the southeast of Castle Carrock village. In 2001 the parish had a population of 6.^[1] From 1858 Geltsdale was a civil parish in its own right.^[2] On 1 April 2003 the parish was abolished and merged with Castle Carrock.^[3][4]

Scenery

Geltsdale
Geltsdale House
Geltsdale Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Show map of the former City of Carlisle district Geltsdale Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	6 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NY569536
Civil parish	Castle Carrock
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRAMPTON
Postcode district	CA8
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Carlisle
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.876°N 2.671°W / 54.876; -2.671

The Geltsdale Reservoir railway ran in the vicinity.

The local landscapes are under several levels of protection. Two of the protected areas cover a large area:

• the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• the North Pennines Moors Special Protection Area (147,276 ha)^[5]

Geltsdale & Glendue Fells Site of Special Scientific Interest has an area of 8,059 ha,^[6] and is one of the SSSIs which underlie the SPA.

Geltsdale RSPB reserve is a 5,000 ha nature reserve within the SSSI. It mainly moorland and is managed by the Royal Society for Protection of Birds for upland birds such as black grouse and hen harrier.^[7]