Tarraby is a hamlet in the
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 ...
district, in the county 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. Cumb ...
, England. Circa 1870, it had a population of 106 as recorded in the
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
The ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' is a substantial topographical dictionary first published between 1870 and 1872, edited by the Reverend John Marius Wilson. It contains a detailed description of England and Wales. Its six volumes h ...
.
Location
It is about two miles away from the city centre 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 is near the
River Eden.
Transport
For transport there is the B6264 about a quarter of a mile away, the
A7 road
A7, A.7, A 7, A07 or A-7 may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* A7, the A dominant seventh chord used in many rock songs, see dominant seventh chord
* A (musical note)
* ''A7'' (mixtape), by SCH, 2015
* Avenged Sevenfold, a hard rock/met ...
, the
A6 road This is a list of roads designated A6.
* A006 road (Argentina), a road connecting Las Cuevas with the Christ the Redeemer monument in the border between Argentina and Chile
* ''A6 highway (Australia)'' may refer to :
** A6 (Sydney), a road connec ...
, the
A69 road
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, the
A595 road
The A595 is a primary route in Cumbria, in Northern England that starts in Carlisle, passes through Whitehaven and goes close to Workington, Cockermouth and Wigton. It passes Sellafield and Ravenglass before ending at the Dalton-in-Furness by ...
, the
A689 road
The A689 is a road in northern England that runs east from the A595, to the west of Carlisle in Cumbria, to Hartlepool in County Durham.
The road begins west of Carlisle, just outside the city at the A595. The initial stretch was recently co ...
and the
M6 motorway
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nearby. There is also
Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, is a Grade II* listed railway station serving the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is on the West Coast Main Line, south-east of and north north-west of . It is the northern terminus of t ...
a few miles away, which is on the
Settle-Carlisle Line.
Nearby settlements
Nearby settlements include the city 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 ...
, the villages of
Houghton Houghton may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Houghton, South Australia, a town near Adelaide
* Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland
* Houghton Island (Queensland)
Canada
* Houghton Townshi ...
,
Rickerby, the hamlets of
Whiteclosegate
Whiteclosegate is a hamlet in the Carlisle district of the county of Cumbria, England.
Location
It is on the B6264 road. Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the villages of Houghton and Rickerby, the hamlets of Linstock and T ...
,
Linstock
A linstock (also called a lintstock) is a staff with a fork at one end to hold a lighted slow match. The name was adapted from the Dutch ''lontstok'', "match stick". Linstocks were used for discharging cannons in the early days of artillery; the ...
,
Brunstock and the residential areas (suburbs of Carlisle) of
Knowefield,
Stanwix
Stanwix is a district of Carlisle, Cumbria in North West England. The ward population (called Stanwix Urban) had a population taken at the 2011 census of 5,934. It is located on the north side of River Eden, across from Carlisle city centre ...
,
Edentown,
Kingstown
Kingstown is the capital, chief port, and main commercial centre of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 12,909 (2012), Kingstown is the most populous settlement in the country. It is the island's agricultural industry centre ...
,
Belah
Belah is a suburb of Carlisle in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The I ...
,
Etterby and
Moorville.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Stanwix Rural
Stanwix Rural is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 63 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three gra ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Stanwix(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
* http://www.british-towns.net/en/level_4_display.asp?GetL3=10635
Hamlets in Cumbria
City of Carlisle
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