Ruleholme is a small hamlet on the A689 road

A689 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 River Irthing

River Irthing

The River Irthing is a river in Cumbria, England and a major tributary of the River Eden.Rising in the hills around Paddaburn Moor in Border Forest Park, for the first 15 miles of its journey south it defines the border between Northumberland and Cumbria. After passing Butterburn Flow raised bog,...

, near the village of Irthington

Irthington

Irthington is a village and civil parish within the City of Carlisle district in Cumbria, England, situated to the north-east of Carlisle Lake District Airport...

, in the City of Carlisle

City of Carlisle

The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...

 district, in the English 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...

 (historically in Cumberland

Cumberland

Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....

). It is also near Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Location

Ruleholme is located in between the city of Carlisle, to the west and the town of Brampton, to the East on the A689 road

A689 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....

.

Bridges

Ruleholme has two bridges both crossing the River Irthing

River Irthing

The River Irthing is a river in Cumbria, England and a major tributary of the River Eden.Rising in the hills around Paddaburn Moor in Border Forest Park, for the first 15 miles of its journey south it defines the border between Northumberland and Cumbria. After passing Butterburn Flow raised bog,...

. Ruleholme Bridge is a bridge on a minor road which is the original bridge and was by-passed. The route is now blocked off on one side of the Bridge. Ruleholme New Bridge is a bridge carrying the A689 road

A689 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....

traffic, built to by-pass the longer, older route of Ruleholme Bridge.

External links

• http://www.francisfrith.com/ruleholme/
• http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1447417
• http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1447416
• http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/74/1447418_b10bbd59.jpg
• http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/74/1447421_eb5cc8c3.jpg
• http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.north-country.co.uk/images/benshopop.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.north-country.co.uk/ben-knibbs.htm&usg=__MlKMkziz2iwxxzubiNIzrmow87g=&h=240&w=341&sz=9&hl=en&start=11&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=QQojHa4BIqTvsM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Druleholme%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1
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