Tarraby
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Tarraby is a hamlet 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 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.

Location

It is about two miles away from the city centre of Carlisle and is 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...

.

Transport

For transport there is the B6264 about a quarter of a mile away, the A7 road, the A6 road, the A69 road
A69 road
The A69 is a major road in northern England, running east-west across the Pennines, through the counties of Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria. Originally the road started in Blaydon, but since the creation of the A1 Western Bypass around Newcastle upon Tyne, it now starts at Denton Burn a...

, the A595 road
A595 road
The A595 is a primary route in Cumbria, in northern England that starts in Carlisle, passes through Whitehaven, and goes close to Workington, Cockermouth and Wigton. It passes Sellafield and Ravenglass before ending at the Dalton-in-Furness by-pass, in southern Cumbria, where it joins the A590...

, 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 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 also 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.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the villages of Houghton
Houghton, 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...

, Rickerby
Rickerby
Rickerby is a village in the parish of Stanwix Rural, in the City of Carlisle District, in the county of Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. It is situated near Carlisle, next to the River Eden. The property belonged to Richard de Tilliol of Scaleby Castle, whose descendant Adam de Rickerby resided...

, the hamlets of 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...

, Linstock, Cumbria
Linstock, Cumbria
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.- Nearby settlements :...

, 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...

 and the residential areas (suburbs of Carlisle) of Knowefield, Stanwix
Stanwix
Stanwix is a district of Carlisle, Cumbria in North West England. It is located on the north side of River Eden, across from Carlisle city centre. Although long counted as a suburb it did not officially become part of the city until 1912 when part of the civil parish of Stanwix became part of the...

, Edentown, Kingstown, Belah
Belah
For the Biblical character, see List of minor Biblical figures#Bela.For the chiefly Australian tree of the genus Casuarina, see Beefwood.Belah is a suburb of Carlisle in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England....

, Etterby and Moorville.
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