It is located in the Lyvennet Valley and Yorkshire Dales National Park and is 13 miles from Penrith.

The King at the time, Henry II, gave part of the lands of Meaburn to Sir Hugh de Morville, and the other part to his sister, Maud de Veteripont.

The land that belonged to Maud remains known as called Maulds Meaburn.

[1] The village changed hands over the years and after it was owned by the Veteriponts it passed to the families of Frauncey and then Vernon.

[2] Flass House, on the south side of the village, is a picturesque mansion, built 1851-3 in Italianate style.