Raffles

Raffles or the Raffles Estate is a suburb of Carlisle, , England. The estate consists mainly of council built and Housing association properties, and in 1994 had a population of 5,800.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Carlisle, in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Raffles, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carlisle Castle and Carlisle Cathedral.

Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a stone keep medieval fortress located in the city of near the ruins of . 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.

Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in Carlisle, is a Grade I listed Anglican cathedral in the city of Carlisle, , .

Hospital
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hospital in , , England. It is managed by the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stainton and Carlisle.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the Kingmoor parish of Cumberland, , England. It is near the city of . Circa 1870, it had a population of 63 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , 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.

Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of , in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of , England, historically in Cumberland. is situated 2 miles northwest of Raffles.

Raffles

Latitude
54.89079° or 54° 53′ 27″ north
Longitude
-2.96276° or 2° 57′ 46″ west
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
Open location code
9C6VV2RP+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1649599230
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13267972
Wiki­data ID
Q7282564
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Satellite Map

Discover Raffles from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Raffles” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Raffles, Cumbria”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Community House and St Bede’s Catholic Primary School.

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