Melmerby
   
Small village in the Eden Valley with a lot to offer at the foot of the long struggle up to Hartside Summit on the A686.  Merged
into the parish of Ouseby in 1934, Melmerby became a separate parish again in 2019.  Melmerby is popular with ramblers as

Cross Fell, the highest mountain in the North Pennines and the highest highest point on the Pennine Way is only four miles (6km) away.  Cross Fell is also the highest mountain in England outside the Lake District. The Village Bakery offers meals and is known for it's bread and cakes made from stoneground flour.  The Village Bakery is listed in Egon Ronay's Guide of recommended eateries. The Church of St. John the Baptist dates from the 13th century and offers Church of England services. There is a sizable village hall and the pub here is the Shepherd's Inn. Nearby are the villages of Ousby, Gamblesby and Little Selkeld which is home to Long Meg and Her Daughters, the second largest stone circle in the country.     Church of St. John The Baptist.

Melmerby is believed to have taken it's name from Mael Muire, a Norse-Gael who lived nearby in the 9th century.