Cargo, Cumbria

Cargo
Cargo Farm
Cargo Cargo shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY365592
Civil parish	Kingmoor
District	City of Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA6
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°55′23″N 2°59′20″W / 54.923°N 2.989°W / 54.923; -2.989

Cargo is a small village near the river Eden on the Solway Plain. Cargo is about 3 ¹⁄₂ miles (5.6 km) northwest of Carlisle in Cumbria in the North West of England. The name Cargo reflects a combination of two languages; from the Celtic word carreg meaning "rock" and from the Old Norse word haugr meaning "hill" .

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