Old Carlisle

Old Carlisle
Old Carlisle
Settlement
	Mire Cottage and Croft House, Old Carlisle
	Old Carlisle Location in the former Allerdale Borough Old Carlisle Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY2646
Civil parish	Westward;
Unitary authority	Cumberland;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°48′27″N 3°09′12″W / 54.807393°N 03.153300°W

Old Carlisle is a settlement in the civil parish of Westward in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It is located by the Wiza Beck,^[1]^[2] and was originally a part of Cumberland before the reorganisation of local government in 1974.^[3]

Roman fort

During the Roman times, Old Carlisle was home to a Roman fort.^[4]^[2] It has been dated back to the 2nd century AD, and was destroyed and rebuilt in 296 AD.^[5]

References

↑ "Wiza Beck". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
1 2 Railton, Martin (2024). "Archaeological investigation of a Romano-British settlement to the north of Old Carlisle Roman fort". Transactions of the C&WAAS. 3. 24: 1–24.
↑ "Old Carlisle, Westward". Old Cumbria Gazetteer. Lakes Guides.
↑ "Old Carlisle Roman Fort". Tynedale U3A Hadrian's Wall Group. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022.
↑ "Old Carlisle Fort & Civil Settlement Listing Information". Historic England.

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[1] "Wiza Beck". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 11 April 2026.

[railton-2] 1 2 Railton, Martin (2024). "Archaeological investigation of a Romano-British settlement to the north of Old Carlisle Roman fort". Transactions of the C&WAAS. 3. 24: 1–24.

[3] "Old Carlisle, Westward". Old Cumbria Gazetteer. Lakes Guides.

[4] "Old Carlisle Roman Fort". Tynedale U3A Hadrian's Wall Group. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022.

[5] "Old Carlisle Fort & Civil Settlement Listing Information". Historic England.

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Old Carlisle
Settlement
Mire Cottage and Croft House, Old Carlisle
Old Carlisle Location in the former Allerdale Borough Old Carlisle Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY2646
Civil parish	Westward
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973

Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°48′27″N 3°09′12″W / 54.807393°N 03.153300°W / 54.807393; -03.153300