Dalston is a large village and

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within the

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district of

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part of

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. It is situated on the B5299 road south-south-west of

city centre, and approximately from Junction 42 of the

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. The village is on the

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, just to the north of where the Roe Beck joins the river. It is served by the Dalston railway station on the

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between , + .

Historic buildings

Rose Castle, home of the

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for many centuries until 2009, is within the parish of Dalston, from the heart of the village. The Architects

Anthony Salvin Anthony Salvin (17 October 1799 – 17 December 1881) was an English architect. He gained a reputation as an expert on medieval buildings and applied this expertise to his new buildings and his restorations. He restored castles and country ho ...

and

Thomas Rickman Thomas Rickman (8 June 17764 January 1841) was an English architect and architectural antiquary who was a major figure in the Gothic Revival. He is particularly remembered for his ''Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of English Architecture'' ...

were responsible for the alterations which took place in the 19th Century.

Dalston Hall Dalston Hall is a fortified country house at Dalston in Cumbria, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. History Dalston Hall was built around 1500 by John Dalston and incorporated a Peel tower and a baronial hall. An inscription below the p ...

is a grade II* listed fortified house which is now a country house hotel. Dalston has two churches; St Michael's + All Angels Church.

Governance

There is a county electoral division of Dalston, stretching north towards Carlisle, with a total population at the

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of 6,051.

Education

There are two schools in Dalston, St. Michaels Primary School and Caldew Secondary School.

Economy

There is a

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factory producing powdered milk, a BP fuel depot and the Barras Lane trading estate.

Notable people

Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet (1 June 1792 – 25 October 1861) was a British statesman, who notably served as Home Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty. He was the eldest son of Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet, by Lady Ca ...

(1792–1861) was educated at Dalston. *

Georgiana Harcourt Georgiana Charlotte Frances Harcourt (1807IGI: Baptism: 27 July 1807 Georgiana Charlotte Frances Harcourt at Parish Church, Dalston, Cumberland, England to Edward Harcourt and Anne Leveson-Gower – 29 October 1886 Burkes Peerage ) was the daugh ...

(1807–1886), translator, was born at Dalston while her father

Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (10 October 1757 – 5 November 1847) was a Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1791 to 1807 and then the Archbishop of York until his death. He was the third son of the George Venables-V ...

was Bishop of Carlisle. *

William Paley William Paley (July 174325 May 1805) was an English clergyman, Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work ''Natural T ...

(1743–1805), was Vicar of Dalston in the 1780s. *

Edward Rainbowe Edward Rainbowe or Rainbow (1608–1684) was an English academic, Church of England clergyman and a noted preacher. He was Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Bishop of Carlisle. Li ...

(1608–1684) lived here while Bishop of Carlisle. * George Robinson (1737–1801), London publisher, was born here. *

Sarah Story Sarah Story (born in Carlisle) is a British DJ and radio presenter. She is best known for presenting '' Radio 1's Future Dance''. Before then, she was a DJ for Capital's Weekender. Early life Story grew up in Dalston, just outside Carlisle. ...

, DJ *

Musgrave Watson Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson (24 January 1804 – 28 October 1847) was an English sculptor of the early 19th century. Life Watson was born on 24 January 1804 the son of Thomas Watson of the Bogs, Sebergham, a farm near Carlisle in Cumberland, bei ...

(1804–1847), sculptor, was born here.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Dalston
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Dalston Community Website
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