Old Carlisle

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Old Carlisle
Village
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Mire Cottage and Croft House, Old Carlisle
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Old Carlisle
Location in the former Allerdale Borough
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Old Carlisle
Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY2646
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIGTON
Postcode district CA7
Dialling code 016973
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England
Cumbria
54°48′N3°09′W / 54.80°N 03.15°W / 54.80; -03.15

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]

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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]

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.