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Low Hesket
Low Hesket is a village in the English county of Cumbria. Low Hesket is on the A6 road 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. Governance Low Hesket is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and the Border. Neil Hudson was elected its Conservative Member of Parliament at the 2019 General Election, replacing Rory Stewart. For the European Parliament its residents voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency. Administratively, Low Hesket forms part of the civil parish of Hesket, which, in turn, is part of the district of Eden. See also *Listed buildings in Hesket, Cumbria Hesket is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England. It contains 65 listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesket, Cumbria
Hesket (also Hesket-in-the-Forest) is a large civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on the main A6 between Carlisle and Penrith. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,363, increasing to 2,588 at the 2011 census, and estimated at 2,774 in 2019. The parish formed in 1894 with the passing of the Local Government Act 1894 and was enlarged to incorporate the parish of Plumpton Wall following a County Review Order in 1934. Hesket is part of the historic royal hunting ground of Inglewood Forest. Settlement in the parish dates back to the Roman occupation. Extent The parish is located between the city of Carlisle and the market town of Penrith, along nine miles of the A6. The parish encompasses the villages of Armathwaite, Calthwaite, High Hesket, Low Hesket, Plumpton and Southwaite, as well as the hamlets of Aiketgate, Morton, Old Town, Thiefside, Petteril Green and Plumpton Foot. It also includes parts of the villages of Ivegill and Wreay, with these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |