Baggrow is a small village in the parish of Allhallows

Allhallows, Cumbria

Allhallows is a civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 548 . The parish includes the hamlets of Baggrow, Harbybrow, Watchhill, and Fletchertown.-External links:*...

 situated north of the Lake District

Lake District

The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...

 in the English county of Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

. In many parts of the village views of England's 4th highest peak Skiddaw

Skiddaw

Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. With a summit at 931 m above sea level it is the fourth highest mountain in England. It lies just north of the town of Keswick, Cumbria, and dominates the skyline in this part of the northern lakes...

, standing 931 metres (3053 ft) above sea level, can be seen to the South East, some 9½ miles away.

Railway

Baggrow railway station

Baggrow railway station

Baggrow railway station was a railway station in the English county of Cumbria, later Cumberland. It was a stop on the Bolton Loop of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.The station served the pit at Brayton Knowle Colliery.-History:...

 was a stop along the Bolton Loop of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway

Maryport and Carlisle Railway

The Maryport & Carlisle Railway was a small but highly profitable railway formed in 1836 to connect the town of Maryport to the county town of Carlisle and to allow the output of collieries inland of Maryport to be more cheaply transported to Maryport for oward movement by sea. Its headquarters...

 which used to run through the village serving the Brayton Knowle Colliery here, and the mine at nearby Mealsgate

Mealsgate

-Location:Mealsgate is situated on the old Roman Road between Carlisle and the Roman fort of Derventio at Papcastle . This road is now known as the A595.-Railway Connection:...

. The line has been dismantled but evidence of its existence and its use can be seen along the route.