Kirklinton
| Kirklinton | |
 St. Cuthbert's Church, Kirklinton |
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  Kirklinton |
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| Population | 384 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | NY435668 |
| Civil parish | Kirklinton Middle |
| 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 |
Coordinates: 54°59′35″N 2°52′59″W / 54.993°N 2.883°W
Kirklinton is a village in the City of Carlisle District, in the English county of Cumbria. The population taken at the 2011 census was 384.[1] It is a few miles away from the large village of Longtown. It has a church called St Cuthbert's Church. The parish contains the village of Smithfield.
Two miles north of the village, Brackenhill Tower is a restored pele tower, built in 1584 and little altered externally.[2]
Advertisement for Kirklinton Hall, 1937.
In this Village Lies Kirklinton Hall a ruin which lay derelict for 40 years. It has recently been bought by Mr and Mrs C. Boyle in order to open it to the public and restore it back to its formor glory. An advertisement for the hall before its decay is shown on the left.
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Brackenhill Tower". Pastscape. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kirklinton. |
- Cumbria County History Trust: Kirklinton (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- ukvillages.co.uk
- Visit Cumbria
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