Linstock, Cumbria
Encyclopedia
Linstock is a small village in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural
, in the Carlisle District, in the county of Cumbria
, England
. It is a few miles away from the city of Carlisle and near the River Eden
.
and the hamlets of Brunstock
, Walby
, Park Broom
and Whiteclosegate
.
and the M6 motorway
nearby, there is a bridge going over the M6 motorway
called Linstock Bridge. There is also the Carlisle railway station
a few miles away, which is on the Settle-Carlisle Line.
Half a mile to the west, beside the M6
, Drawdykes Castle is a former pele tower
, converted to a house with a Classical Revival facade in 1676.
Stanwix Rural
Stanwix Rural is a civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria immediately to the north east of Carlisle itself – parts of the Carlisle urban area are in the parish boundaries....
, in the Carlisle District, in the county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a few miles away from the city of Carlisle and near the River Eden
River Eden, Cumbria
The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England on its way to the Solway Firth.-Course of river:The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North...
.
Nearby settlements
Nearby settlements include the commuter village of HoughtonHoughton, Cumbria
Houghton is a commuter village to the north of Carlisle within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It has a sub post office/grocers shop; equestrian shop; hairdressers; a village hall, a school for Key Stage 1 & 2 pupils and a St. John's church. It is the largest settlement in the...
and the hamlets of Brunstock
Brunstock
Brunstock is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural, in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England.- Location :It is a few miles away from the small city of Carlisle and near the River Eden, Cumbria, there is also Brunstock Beck nearby.- Nearby settlements :Nearby...
, Walby
Walby
Walby is a hamlet in the City of Carlisle District, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is a few miles away from the city of Carlisle and near the village of Linstock. It is on Willow Beck. It is about half a mile away from the main A689 road. It has an open farm. It is near the River Eden,...
, Park Broom
Park Broom
Park Broom is a hamlet in the Carlisle District, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is a few miles away from the small city of Carlisle and near the River Eden, Cumbria.- Nearby settlements :...
and Whiteclosegate
Whiteclosegate
Whiteclosegate is a hamlet in the City of Carlisle District of the county of Cumbria, England.- Location :It is on the B6264 road. Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the villages of Houghton and Rickerby, the hamlets of Linstock and Tarraby and the residential areas of Kingstown and...
.
Transport
For transport there is the B6264 road, the A689 roadA689 road
The A689 is a road in northern England, that runs east from Junction 44 of the M6 motorway, north of the centre of Carlisle in Cumbria, to Hartlepool, in the North East....
and the M6 motorway
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
nearby, there is a bridge going over the M6 motorway
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
called Linstock Bridge. There is also the Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station whichserves the Cumbrian City of Carlisle, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying south of Glasgow Central, and north of London Euston...
a few miles away, which is on the Settle-Carlisle Line.
Landmarks
Linstock Castle, now a farmhouse, was formerly a tower house built in the 12th or early 13th century as a palace for the Bishops of Carlisle, with 17th-20th century additions and alterations.Half a mile to the west, beside the M6
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
, Drawdykes Castle is a former pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
, converted to a house with a Classical Revival facade in 1676.