Cargo, Cumbria

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Cargo
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Cargo Farm
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Cargo
Location in the former City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
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Cargo
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY365592
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CARLISLE
Postcode district CA6
Dialling code 01228
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°55′23″N2°59′20″W / 54.923°N 2.989°W / 54.923; -2.989

Cargo is a small village near the River Eden on the Solway Plain. Cargo is about 3+12 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Carlisle in Cumbria in the North West of England. The name Cargo reflects a combination of two languages; from the Celtic word carreg meaning "rock" and from the Old Norse word haugr meaning "hill". Circa 1870, it had a population of 262 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. [1]

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  1. "History of Cargo, in Carlisle and Cumberland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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