Old Carlisle

Old Carlisle
Village
Mire Cottage and Croft House, Old Carlisle
Old Carlisle Location in the former Allerdale Borough Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Old Carlisle Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY2646
Civil parish	Westward
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°48′27″N3°09′12″W / 54.807393°N 03.153300°W / 54.807393; -03.153300

Old Carlisle is a village in the civil parish of Westward in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It is located by the River Waver, and was originally a part of Cumberland before the reorganisation of local government in 1974. ^[1]

Roman fort

During the Roman times, Old Carlisle was home to a Roman fort. ^[2] It has been dated back to the 2nd century AD, and was destroyed and rebuilt in 296 AD. ^[3]

A lidar view of Old Carlisle Roman fort and vicus .

References

1. "Lakes Guides".
2. "Article on Hadrian's Wall Group website". Tynedale U3A Hadrian's Wall Group. 20 November 2018.
3. "Old Carlisle Fort & Civil Settlement Listing Information". Historic England.

External links

• Media related to Old Carlisle at Wikimedia Commons