Rockcliffe, Cumberland
| Rockcliffe | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary's Church, Rockcliffe | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY371603 |
| Location: | 54°56’44"N, 3°0’10"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 779 (2011, parish) |
| Post town: | Carlisle |
| Postcode: | CA6 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Rockcliffe is a village in the north of Cumberland, on the north bank of the final, tidal meander of the Eden before it enters the Solway Firth.
The wider parish fills the tongue of land between the mouths of the Eden and the Esk and includes the tidal flats of Rockcliffe Marsh, beyond which they join in the firth. The parish includes such hamlets as Rockcliffe, Rockcliffe Cross, Floristonrigg, Todhills, Low Harker and Harker.
Rockcliffe formerly had a railway station, on the Caledonian Railway Main Line, that closed in 1965. Another station was located nearby at Floriston that closed in 1950.
Name
There are no rocka dn no cliffs here or any size. The name means 'red cliff', implying a sandstone bluff. The name is from Old Norse rauðr meaning 'red' and the Old English clif or the Old Norse klif, meaning 'cliff'.
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