Haltcliff Bridge or Haltcliffe Bridge is a hamlet on the

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, in the

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Mungrisdale Mungrisdale is a small village and civil parish in the north east of the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is also the name of the valley in which the village sits. Mungrisdale is a popular starting point for ascents of the nearby hills, s ...

in the county of

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, England. The spelling ''Haltcliffe'' is used by Mungrisdale parish council, by Royal Mail (e.g. for "The Mill" at CA7 8HX) and by

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in their listing of Haltcliffe Hall, while ''Haltcliff'' appears on the

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map and in the 1870-1892 ''

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''. In the

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the parish of Mungrisdale, comprising eight hamlets including Haltcliffe Bridge, had a population of 297.

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Hamlets in Cumbria Mungrisdale {{Cumbria-geo-stub

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