Keld, Cumbria

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54°31′23″N 2°41′28″W / 54.523°N 2.691°W / 54.523; -2.691

Keld (or Keilde) is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. It lies within the civil parish of Shap.

On the banks of the River Lowther it is a mile southwest of Shap and falls within that village's civil parish, Shap Abbey is nearby. Keld's medieval chapel (right) is noted for its unusual simplicity.

See also

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