Carleton
Cumberland House, Carleton
Carleton is located in Cumbria
Carleton
Carleton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY426528
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA1
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Carleton is a hamlet on the A6 road, in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-1872 it had a population of 181.[1]

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.[2]

Location

It is a few miles to the south-east of the city centre of Carlisle 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".[3]

See also

References

  1. "History of Carleton, in Carlisle and Cumberland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "Garlands Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. "The Place-Names of Cumberland and Westmorland". Beowulf. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  • Carlisle A-Z (page 25)


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