Stanwix
Stanwix is a district of Carlisle, Cumbria in North West England. The ward population had a population taken at the 2011 census of 5,934. It is located on the north side of River Eden, across from Carlisle city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Carlisle Castle and Edenside.
Carlisle Castle
Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carlisle Castle is a stone keep medieval fortress located in the city of Carlisle near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. First built during the reign of William II in 1092 and rebuilt in stone under Henry I in 1122, the castle is over 930 years old and has been the scene of many episodes in British history.
Edenside
Recreation area
Edenside is a cricket ground in Carlisle, Cumbria. The ground is the primary home ground of Cumbria County Cricket Club. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1850, when Carlisle played an All-England Eleven.
Carlisle Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carlisle Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in Carlisle, is a Grade I listed Anglican cathedral in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carlisle and Whiteclosegate.
Carlisle
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carlisle is a city in Cumbria, in northwest England 10 miles from the border with Scotland, with a population of 74,200 in 2024. Most visitors are just making an overnight stop on a long motorway journey, but reasons to linger include the cathedral, castle and museums.
Whiteclosegate
Suburb
Photo: Christine Johnstone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiteclosegate is a hamlet in the Cumberland district of the county of Cumbria, England.
Rickerby
Hamlet
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rickerby is a village in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is situated near Carlisle, next to the River Eden.
Stanwix
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of Carlisle, Cumbria, England
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.90406° or 54° 54′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.94149° or 2° 56′ 29″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C6VW335+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 49023202OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Polish—“Stanwix” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “スタンウィクス”
- Japanese: “スタンウィック”
- Japanese: “スタンウィックス”
- Polish: “Stanwix”
- “Stanwix”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sheepmount Athletics Stadium and Stanwix School.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Stanwix”. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.