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'''Floristonrigg''' is a tiny hamlet in northern [[Cumberland]], squashed against the [[M6 motorway]], and between this remorseless road, the main [[Carlisle]] to [[Glasgow]] railway line and the last, tidal reach of the [[River Esk, Dumfriesshire|River Esk]]. | '''Floristonrigg''' is a tiny hamlet in northern [[Cumberland]], squashed against the [[M6 motorway]], and between this remorseless road, the main [[Carlisle]] to [[Glasgow]] railway line and the last, tidal reach of the [[River Esk, Dumfriesshire|River Esk]]. | ||
[[Carlisle]] is six miles to the south. The little village of [[Rockcliffe]] is two miles to the south, on the shore of the [[River Eden, Cumberland and Westmorland|River Eden]], and the tidal wetlands of the [[Rockcliffe Marsh]], between the two rivermouths, stretch out to the west. | [[Carlisle]] is six miles to the south. The little village of [[Rockcliffe, Cumberland|Rockcliffe]] is two miles to the south, on the shore of the [[River Eden, Cumberland and Westmorland|River Eden]], and the tidal wetlands of the [[Rockcliffe Marsh]], between the two rivermouths, stretch out to the west. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:45, 19 November 2018
| Floristonrigg | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Farm at Floristonrigg | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY358642 |
| Location: | 54°58’8"N, 3°0’13"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | CA6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Carlisle |
Floristonrigg is a tiny hamlet in northern Cumberland, squashed against the M6 motorway, and between this remorseless road, the main Carlisle to Glasgow railway line and the last, tidal reach of the River Esk.
Carlisle is six miles to the south. The little village of Rockcliffe is two miles to the south, on the shore of the River Eden, and the tidal wetlands of the Rockcliffe Marsh, between the two rivermouths, stretch out to the west.