Rockcliffe Cross is a village in the parish of
Rockcliffe, in the
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 ...
district of the county 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.
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Location
It is located on an unclassified road near the village of
Rockcliffe and about seven miles away from the city of
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
. It is near the
River Eden and the
River Esk and the England/Scotland border. There is the
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 motorway, M1 and the western end of t ...
a few miles away, which was the
A74 road
The A74, also known historically as the Glasgow to Carlisle Road, is a formerly major road in the United Kingdom, linking Glasgow in Scotland to Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle in North West England, passing through Clydesdale (district), Clydesdale ...
until it was upgraded and access to it was restricted.
References
* Philip's Street Atlas Cumbria (page 19)
External links
Hamlets in Cumbria
Rockcliffe, Cumbria
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