Hayton and Mealo
Hayton and Mealo is a civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria. In the 2011 census it had a population of 237. The western boundary of the parish is a short stretch of coastline south of Allonby; working clockwise it is then bordered by Allonby parish to the north, Westnewton to the north east, Aspatria to the east and Oughterside and Allerby to the south. The B5300 road runs along the western edge of the parish, on the coast, and the A596 road from Aspatria to Maryport runs just outside the parish's south eastern boundary. The only settlement is Hayton, a village in the centre of the parish.
There is a parish council, forming the lowest level of local government. Its archives 1997-2013 are held at the Carlisle Archive Centre.There are seven listed buildings in the parish, including the grade 1 listed Hayton Castle.
