Carleton is a hamlet on 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
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, in the
Cumberland
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district, in the county of
Cumbria
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, England. In the ''
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
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'' 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
Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
and is near the
River Petteril.
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
Cumberland (unitary authority)
St Cuthbert Without
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