Smithfield is a village located in the parish of Kirklinton

Kirklinton

Kirklinton is a village in the City of Carlisle District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the large village of Longtown. It has a church called St Cuthbert's Church...

 approximately 8 miles north of Carlisle in 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...

, United Kingdom

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, and has a population of around 250. The main road through the village, the A6071, leads to the nearby market town

Market town

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s of Longtown

Longtown, Cumbria

Longtown is a small town in northern Cumbria, England, with a population of around 3,000. It is in the parish of Arthuret and on the River Esk, not far from the Anglo-Scottish border. Nearby was the Battle of Arfderydd....

 (west, 4 miles) and Brampton

Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria

Brampton is a small market town and civil parish within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England about 9 miles east of Carlisle and 2 miles south of Hadrian's Wall. It is situated off the A69 road which bypasses it...

 (east, 6 miles).

Smithfield can be described as a commuter village with the vast majority of the adult population working in 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...

. With infrequent public transport (Stagecoach

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) to Carlisle, most journeys are made by car.