Carlisle Cross

Carlisle Cross is a memorial in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. Carlisle Cross is situated near the tourism office Old Town Hall;Carlisle Tourist Information Centre, as well as near Guildhall Museum, Carlisle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Carlisle Cathedral and Carlisle Castle.

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 570 feet west of Carlisle Cross.

Carlisle Castle

Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carlisle Castle is a medieval stone fortress located in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, near the site of Hadrian's Wall and the Roman fortress of Luguvalium. Carlisle Castle is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Carlisle Cross.

Carlisle Library

Library

Photo: Libraries Taskforce, CC BY 2.0.

Carlisle Library is situated 420 feet northeast of Carlisle Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carlisle and Rickerby.

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.

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.

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 Cross

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.89468° or 54° 53′ 41″ north

Longitude

-2.93581° or 2° 56′ 9″ west

Brand

Royal Mail

Operator

Royal Mail

Open location code

9C6VV3V7+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 942537141

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=post_box

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Old Town Hall;Carlisle Tourist Information Centre and Guildhall Museum, Carlisle.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hodgsons and Espresso Hub.

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