Old Carlisle is a village in the civil parish of
Westward in the
Allerdale district of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. C ...
, England. It is located by the River Waver, and was originally a part of
Cumberland before the reorganisation of local government in 1974.
Roman Fort
During the Roman Times, Old Carlisle was home to a Roman Fort. It has been dated back to the 2nd century AD, and was destroyed and rebuilt in 296 AD.
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Villages in Cumbria
Allerdale
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