Hayton is a small village and
civil parish
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in
Cumbria
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, England, roughly east of
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...
, and from the England/Scotland border. The population of the parish taken at the
2011 census was 2,222.
The place name Hayton means hay farm and refers to the former farming in the area. There is a separate settlement named ''
Hayton'' within Cumbria near
Aspatria
Aspatria is a town and civil parish in the non-metropolitan district of Allerdale, and is currently embraced in the Parliamentary constituency of Workington, Cumbria, England. Historically within Cumberland the town rests on the north side of t ...
. St. Mary Magdalene Church was built in 1780. In the church are a number of memorials to the Graham family of Edmond Castle.
Edmond Castle, a mile from the village, is thought to date from earlier than the 17th century. The nearby Toppin Castle farmhouse is a nineteenth-century imitation tower house.
Places of interest
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Edmond Castle
*Hayton
Church of England
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primary school
*WI Hall, biannual
Christmas
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pantomime
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*St Mary Magdelene Church, the parish church
*Walnut Field, named after a
walnut
A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''.
Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...
tree, the venue of the Bonfire Night celebrations
*The Stone Inn (public house)
Notable people
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Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779–1868), of Stone House
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General Sir John Ross (1829–1905), of Stone House
Governance
An
electoral ward
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in the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,064.
See also
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Listed buildings in Hayton, Carlisle
Hayton is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 33 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database ...
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King Water
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Solway Plain
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Talkin
Talkin is a village in Cumbria, England, close to Talkin Tarn.
Etymology
The name is of Brittonic origin. The Brittonic dialect known as Cumbric was formerly spoken in the area. According to A. M. Armstrong, et al., the first element, ''tal'', ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Hayton(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Civil parishes in Cumbria
City of Carlisle
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