Caldbeck is a village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland, it is situated within the Lake District National Park.
[1] Caldbeck is closely associated with neighbouring village Hesket Newmarket, which is 1.5 mi (2 km) to the east.
'bekkr'...is the usual Lakeland name for 'stream', occurring some 200 times..."[3] The Caldbeck transmitting station is 2 mi (3 km) outside of the village.
For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.
[4] Prince Charles has visited the village several times in recent times, overseeing the launch of the Northern Fells Rural Project, and in later years the end of the project, which became the Northern Fells Group.