Carleton is a hamlet on the
A6 road This is a list of roads designated A6.
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, in the
Carlisle district, in the county of
Cumbria
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, England. In the
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-1872 it had a population of 181.
The buildings along the A6 between Junction 42 of the M6 to Barrock Fell including Scalesceugh Hall are all addressed as being part of Carleton.
Garlands Hospital (formerly Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum) was based in the village until it closed in 1999.
Location
It is a few miles to the south-east of the city centre of
Carlisle and is near the
River Petteril
The River Petteril is a river running through the English county of Cumbria.
The source of the Petteril is near Penruddock and Motherby, from where the young river runs southeast through Greystoke, Blencow and Newton Reigny, before passing unde ...
.
Nearby settlements
Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the residential area (suburb of Carlisle) of
Harraby.
History
The name "Carleton" means "the enclosure or farm of Carl".
See also
*
Listed buildings in St Cuthbert Without
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle : St. Cuthbert Without(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
* Carlisle A-Z (page 25)
Hamlets in Cumbria
City of Carlisle
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