Low Hesket

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Low Hesket
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Low Hesket
Location in Eden, Cumbria
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Low Hesket
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY465463
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CARLISLE
Postcode district CA4
Dialling code 016974
Police Cumbria
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°48′29″N2°49′59″W / 54.808°N 2.833°W / 54.808; -2.833

Low Hesket is a village in the English county of Cumbria.

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Low Hesket is on the A6 road 8+12 miles (13.7 km) south of Carlisle. This is a former Roman road, and a milestone from that era has been discovered there inscribed IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINO P F INV AVG, which expands to Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus, dating it from the time of emperor Constantine I, who ruled from 307 to 337. [1]

Governance

Low Hesket is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.

Administratively, Low Hesket forms part of the civil parish of Hesket, which, in turn, is part of the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area.

See also

References

  1. "Roman Britain website". Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.