Holme Head
Holme Head is a neighborhood in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. Holme Head is situated nearby to the suburb Longsowerby, as well as near Denton Holme.Places of Interest
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 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 Railway Station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackwell and Raffles.
Blackwell
Village
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Cuthbert Without, is a civil parish within the Cumberland unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The parish lies immediately to the south of Carlisle itself and includes the settlements of Blackwell, Durdar, Carleton, Brisco and Wreay.
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.
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.
Holme Head
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.88093° or 54° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.94588° or 2° 56′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C6VV3J3+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 49023212OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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