Old Carlisle

Human settlement in England

Westward

District

Allerdale

Cumbria

Region

North West

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Penrith and The Border

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54°48′N 3°09′W / 54.80°N 03.15°W / 54.80; -03.15

Old Carlisle is a village in the civil parish of Westward in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It is located by the River Waver, and was originally a part of Cumberland before the reorganisation of local government in 1974.^[1]

Roman Fort

During the Roman Times, Old Carlisle was home to a Roman Fort.^[2] It has been dated back to the 2nd century AD, and was destroyed and rebuilt in 296 AD.^[3]

References

^ "Lakes Guides".
^ "Article on Hadrian's Wall Group website". Tynedale U3A Hadrian's Wall Group. 20 November 2018.
^ "Old Carlisle Fort & Civil Settlement Listing Information". Historic England.