City of Carlisle
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| City of Carlisle | |
|---|---|
| Image:CumbriaCarlisle.png Shown within Cumbria | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | City |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Cumbria |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 22nd 1,039.97 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Carlisle |
| ONS code: | 16UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 212th 103,500 100 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Image:Arms-carlisle.jpg Carlisle City Council http://www.carlisle-city.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | David Maclean, Eric Martlew |
The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. It has a population of around 100,000.
Its main town is Carlisle.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the previous city and County Borough of Carlisle, with the Border Rural District.
With an area of 1,040km², it is, technically, by area, the largest city in England. However, only a small amount of this area is urbanised.
Parishes
- Arthuret, Askerton
- Beaumont, Bewcastle, Brampton, Burgh by Sands, Burtholme
- Carlatton, Castle Carrock, Cummersdale, Cumrew, Cumwhitton
- Dalston
- Farlam
- Hayton, Hethersgill, Houghton
- Irthington
- Kingmoor, Kingwater, Kirkandrews, Kirklinton Middle
- Midgeholme
- Nether Denton, Nicholforest
- Orton
- Rockcliffe
- St Cuthbert Without, Scaleby, Solport, Stanwix Rural, Stapleton
- Upper Denton
- Walton, Waterhead, Westlinton, Wetheral
| Districts of North West England | Image:Flag of England.svg |
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
