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Carlisle is the only city in Cumbria. The city centre is largely pedestrianised and the Lanes shopping centre is home to around 75 shops. Carlisle has a compact historic centre with a castle, cathedral and semi-intact city walls, as well as other medieval buildings including the Guildhall and Tithe Barn.
The City of Carlisle (/ k ɑːr ˈ l aɪ l / kar-LYLE, locally / ˈ k ɑːr l aɪ l / KAR-lyle [1]) was a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city.It was named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covered a far larger area which included the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages including Dalston, Scotby and Wetheral.
For the purposes of this map medieval is taken to be pre-1485. It is of note that Cumbria, unlike most parts of England, saw a sustained programme of church building during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more remote parts of the district were settled.
A map of Cumbria, showing the pre-2023 districts: (1) Barrow-in-Furness; (2) South Lakeland; (3) Copeland; (4) Allerdale; (5) Eden; and (6) Carlisle. A civil parish in England is the lowest unit of local government .
Cumberland is a unitary authority area in Cumbria, England, [4] [5] [6] which means that it is a non-metropolitan county and district.It borders Scotland, Northumberland, Westmorland and Furness, and the Irish Sea.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Cumbria with Lancashire as a sub-region of the North West Region, with the existing seat of Morecambe and Lunesdale extending into southern Cumbria to create a cross-county boundary constituency.
Cumbria 54°52′55″N 2°55′42″W / 54.88206°N 2.928317°W / 54.88206; -2. Currock is a southern suburb of Carlisle , Cumbria , England. [ 2 ]
83 - the Roman fort at Carlisle is reconstructed. [4] 685 - Saint Cuthbert visits Carlisle. [5] 1092 - William II invades the area surrounding Carlisle and reincorporates Carlisle into England after it had been taken by the Scots. 1093 - construction on Carlisle Castle begins. 1112 - Carlisle Castle is reconstructed.