Raffles Post Office
Raffles Post Office is a post office in Cumberland, Cumbria, England which is located on Shadygrove Road. Raffles Post Office is situated nearby to Raffles Community Church, as well as near Heysham Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carlisle Castle and Carlisle Cathedral.
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. Carlisle Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Raffles Post Office.
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. Carlisle Cathedral is situated 1¼ miles east of Raffles Post Office.
Cumberland Infirmary
Hospital
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cumberland Infirmary is a hospital in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. Cumberland Infirmary is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Raffles Post Office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raffles and Stainton.
Raffles
Suburb
Raffles or the Raffles Estate is a suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The estate consists mainly of council built and Housing association properties, and in 1994 had a population of 5,800.
Stainton
Hamlet
Stainton is a hamlet in the Kingmoor parish of Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is near the city of Carlisle. Circa 1870, it had a population of 63 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
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.
Raffles Post Office
- Type: Post office
- Address: 17 Shadygrove Road, Carlisle, CA2 7LE
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.89014° or 54° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.96722° or 2° 58′ 2″ westBrand
Post Office LimitedOperator
McColl’sOpen location code
9C6VV2RM+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 1038432496OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=post_office
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Raffles Community Church and Heysham Park.
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