Little Salkeld
Little Salkeld is a very small village in Cumbria, England, in the Westmorland and Furness district. It’s a few miles northeast of Penrith and part of the Hunsonby parish. The village has a long history; the local manor was confirmed by King Edward I in 1292 and is linked to the Salkeld family.
Historically, Little Salkeld was a township in Addingham parish. It became its own civil parish in 1866 but was merged with Hunsonby and Winskill in 1934 to form Hunsonby parish.
Key sights include Little Salkeld Watermill, built in 1745, a classic example of an 18th‑century water mill. Salkeld Hall is the village’s largest house, dating from the 16th century. There is a vicarage but no church in the village; the church for Addingham parish stands about a mile to the north near Glassonby.
The village is popular with walkers and is close to Lacy’s Caves and Long Meg and Her Daughters, a famous stone circle.
Getting there: Little Salkeld is about 1.5 miles from Langwathby, off the A686, and around 6 miles from M6 junction 40. It lies on the Coast to Coast Cycle Route.
Transport history: The village once had Little Salkeld railway station on the Settle–Carlisle Line and a branch line to Long Meg Mine. The station closed in the 1970s, but the platforms remain and the station building is now a private home. The nearest working station is Langwathby.
Rail accidents: In 1918, a crash at Long Meg Cutting nearby killed seven people. In 1933, another crash at the station injured staff and many passengers.
An old bridge is thought to have once connected Little Salkeld to Great Salkeld across the River Eden.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 14:33 (CET).