Carleton, Carlisle
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Carleton | |
Cumberland | |
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Cumberland House, Carleton | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | NY426528 |
Location: | 54°52’1"N, 2°53’35"W |
Data | |
Post town: | Carlisle |
Postcode: | CA1 |
Dialling code: | 01228 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Cumberland |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Carlisle |
Carleton is a hamlet on the A6 road just a few miles to the south-east of Carlisle city centre, in Cumberland. It stands near the River Petteril.
Nearby is Harraby, which has become a residential area of suburb of Carlisle.
This is one of three villages named 'Carleton' in Cumberland: the name means simply "churl's village" or "free peasant's estate".
Outside links
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Carleton, Carlisle) |