Kirklinton
Encyclopedia
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. The parish contains the village of Smithfield
.
Two miles north of the village, Brackenhill Tower is a restored pele tower
, built in 1584 and little altered externally.
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
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...
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...
. It is a few miles away from the large village 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....
. It has a church called St Cuthbert's Church. The parish contains the village of Smithfield
Smithfield, Cumbria
Smithfield is a village located in the parish of Kirklinton approximately 8 miles north of Carlisle in Cumbria, United Kingdom, and has a population of around 250...
.
Two miles north of the village, Brackenhill Tower is a restored 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...
, built in 1584 and little altered externally.