Irthington

Places of Interest

Carlisle Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Supmaboi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carlisle Lake District Airport is a small airport located 5 NM north-east of Carlisle, England on a plain near the River Irthing. Originally opened as an RAF base in 1941, it came under government ownership in the 1960s before being sold to Haughey Airports in 2000 which was later purchased and rebranded as Stobart Air Limited.

Scaleby Castle

Castle

Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scaleby Castle is in the village of Scaleby, Cumbria, England. The castle was originally built in the early 14th century, and extended in the 15th century to form a substantial fortification.

Church of St Kentigern, Irthington

Church

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Brampton

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Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, 10 miles east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186. Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.

Hethersgill

Village

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Hethersgill is a village and a civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Hethersgill has a church called St Mary's Church. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Hethersgill was 382, reducing to 371 at the 2011 Census. Hethersgill is situated 3 miles north of Irthington.

Laversdale

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Laversdale is a village in Cumbria, England, situated to the north of Carlisle Lake District Airport. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 428. One of its more distinctive buildings is a thatched tithe barn, now a private house.

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