Kingmoor

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Cargo Farm in the parish

Kingmoor is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England, to the north west of Carlisle city centre. At the 2011 census it had a population of 735. [1]

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The parish is bordered in the south and west by the River Eden, across which lies the parish of Beaumont; it is also bordered by Rockcliffe in the north, and Stanwix Rural and the unparished area of Carlisle in the east and south. [2]

The parish includes the villages of Cargo, Crindledyke and Stainton. [3]

The parish used to be larger and included the present day Carlisle suburbs of Kingstown, Moorville, Newfield and Lowry Hill. The Kingstown Industrial Estate lies partially within the parish. A large part of the parish used to be RAF Carlisle, most of which has now become the various Kingmoor Park business parks.[ citation needed ]

There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government. [4] [3]

Listed buildings

As of 2017 there are seven listed buildings in the parish, all at grade II.

References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kingmoor Parish (1170212513)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Information on Kingmoor parish". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to Kingmoor Parish Council". Kingmoor Parish Council. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kingmoor Parish Council". Carlisle City Council. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

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