Aisgill is the southernmost of the hamlets that form the parish of

Mallerstang Mallerstang is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the extreme east of Cumbria, and, geographically, a wikt:dale, dale at the head of the upper River Eden, Cumbria, Eden Valley. Originally part of Westmorland, it lies about south of t ...

in the English county of

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. It is on the

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, at the head of Mallerstang dale, just before the boundary between Cumbria and

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. The highest waterfall on the River Eden, Hellgill Force, with a drop of about 9.75 metres (according to recent measurements) is just to the north, at . The river itself rises (at first as Red Gill beck, later becoming Hell Gill beck) below

Hugh Seat Hugh Seat is a mountain, or more accurately a fell, in Mallerstang on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England. It lies on the border between Cumbria and North Yorkshire. Hugh Seat is a high point above Black Fell Moss, an extensive area of peat b ...

in the peat bogs above here. It finally becomes the river Eden after merging with the Ais Gill beck, which flows down from

Wild Boar Fell Wild Boar Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England. At , it is either the fourth- or fifth-highest fell in the Yorkshire Dales, depending on whether nearby High Seat () is counted. The n ...

. Aisgill is at both a county and a natural geographical boundary. It is at the

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(sometimes called "the watershed of England") from which the Eden flows north towards the

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via the

Solway Firth The Solway Firth is an inlet on the west coast of Great Britain, forming part of the border between England and Scotland. The firth (a Scottish term for an inlet of the sea) divides Cumbria (including the Solway Plain) from Dumfries and Gallow ...

, while the

River Ure The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, is about long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its river. ...

flows south towards

Wensleydale Wensleydale is a valley in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the Yorkshire Dales, which are part of the Pennines. The Dale (landform), dale is named after the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, Wensley, formerly the valley's market tow ...

, and eventually into the

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. Swarth Fell frames the western side of the head of Mallerstang dale, and from Aisgill there is a view along the steep, narrow valley, with Mallerstang Edge and High Seat framing the eastern side. But the view at Aisgill is dominated by the great table-top bulk of Wild Boar Fell, to the south-west. The Settle-Carlisle Railway reaches its highest point at "Aisgill Summit" ; and there is a small viaduct where the line crosses Ais Gill beck. There have been three notable rail accidents nearby: the

Hawes Junction rail crash The Hawes Junction rail crash occurred at 5.49 am on 24 December 1910, just north of Lunds, North Yorkshire, Lunds Viaduct between Garsdale railway station, Hawes Junction (now known as Garsdale station) and Aisgill on the Midland Railway's Sett ...

in 1910, one in 1913 and most recently in 1995.

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File:Aisgill Moor from above Aisgill Moor Cottages - geograph.org.uk - 1050587.jpg, Aisgill Moor from above Aisgill Moor Cottages File:London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class 7P No. 6203 (British Railways 8P No. 46203) Princess Margaret Rose, steam locomotive, Aisgill summit, Settle to Carlisle line, 1993.jpg, No. 46203 ''Princess Margaret Rose'' approaches the summit at Aisgill

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A Virtual Walk through Mallerstang

Hamlets in Cumbria Westmorland and Furness Mallerstang

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