Barclose is a hamlet in
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
, England. It is in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Scaleby
Scaleby is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial of Cumbria. It is bounded on the north by Kirklinton and Irthington; whilst to the south lie Stanwix and Crosby-on-Eden. Scaleby is located six miles north-e ...
in the unitary authority area of
Cumberland
Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...
. It was in
City of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle ( , ) 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, ...
district prior to 1 April 2023.
The placename "Barclose" existed in the parish at least as early as 1642.
A pub called "The Heilk Moon" at Barclose was part of the Carlisle
State Management Scheme
The State Management Scheme was the nationalisation of the brewing, distribution and sale of liquor in three districts of the United Kingdom from 1916 until 1973.
The main focus of the scheme, now commonly known as the Carlisle Experiment, was ...
in 1920, and was open until at least 1984 (when the Heild Moon Leek Club, now based elsewhere, was founded).
References
Hamlets in Cumbria
Scaleby
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