Banks, Cumbria

Banks

Village green, Banks
Banks
 Banks shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY5664
Civil parishBurtholme
DistrictCity of Carlisle
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BRAMPTON
Postcode district CA8
Dialling code 016977
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentPenrith and The Border
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Coordinates: 54°58′26″N 2°40′23″W / 54.974°N 02.673°W / 54.974; -02.673

Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile (5 km) NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile (1.5 km) to the SW.

Banks East Turret

Banks East Turret is a relatively well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall.

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