Old Carlisle is a village in the civil parish of
Westward in the
Cumberland unitary authority area of
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 located by the River Waver, and was originally a part 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 ...
before the reorganisation of local government in 1974.
Roman Fort
During the Roman Times, Old Carlisle was home to a Roman Fort. It has been dated back to the 2nd century AD, and was destroyed and rebuilt in 296 AD.
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Villages in Cumbria
Cumberland (unitary authority)
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