Kirklinton

Summary

Kirklinton is a village in the Carlisle district, in the English county of Cumbria. The population of the civil parish of Kirklinton Middle, 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.

Kirklinton
St. Cuthbert's Church, Kirklinton
Kirklinton is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Kirklinton
Kirklinton
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Kirklinton is located in Cumbria
Kirklinton
Kirklinton
Location within Cumbria
Population384 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY435668
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA6
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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England
Cumbria
54°59′35″N 2°52′59″W / 54.993°N 2.883°W / 54.993; -2.883

The village lies near the boundary between the civil parishes of Kirklinton Middle and Hethersgill, so that while the church is in the former the adjacent vicarage is in the latter.[2][3]

Two miles north of the village, Brackenhill Tower is a restored pele tower, built in 1584 and little altered externally.[4]

Advertisement for Kirklinton Hall, 1937.

The Grade II listed Kirklinton Hall outside the village has been a ruin which lay derelict for 40 years. Since being bought by the Bolye family in 2012, it has been in the process of being renovated.[5] An advertisement for the hall before its decay is shown on the left.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Cuthbert (1335549)". National Heritage List for England.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Vicarage and stables to rear (1335578)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. ^ "Brackenhill Tower". Pastscape. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Kirklinton Hall and Gardens". visitcumbria.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

External links edit

  • Cumbria County History Trust: Kirklinton (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
  • Visit Cumbria