Carleton, St Cuthbert Without

Hamlet in Cumbria, England

Human settlement in England

Carleton

Cumberland House, Carleton

Carleton

Location within Cumbria

OS grid reference| NY426528
Civil parish|

* St Cuthbert Without

District|

* Carlisle

Shire county|

* Cumbria

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| CARLISLE
Postcode district| CA1
Dialling code| 01228
Police| Cumbria
Fire| Cumbria
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Carlisle

List of places

England
Cumbria

54°52′01″N 2°53′35″W﻿ / ﻿54.867°N 2.893°W﻿ / 54.867; -2.893

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

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It is a few miles to the south-east of the city centre of Carlisle and is near the River Petteril.

## Nearby settlements

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Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the residential area (suburb of Carlisle) of Harraby.

## History

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The name "Carleton" means "the enclosure or farm of Carl".[3]

## See also

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* Cumbria portal

* Listed buildings in St Cuthbert Without

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle : St. Cuthbert Without (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carleton.

* Carlisle A-Z (page 25)

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