Upperby is a suburb of Carlisle, 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...

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Location

It is a few miles to the south-east of the city centre of Carlisle and is near the River Petteril

River Petteril

The River Petteril is a river running through the English county of Cumbria.The source of the Petteril is near Penruddock and Motherby, from where the young river runs northeast through Greystoke, Blencow and Newton Reigny, before passing under the M6 motorway, after which the river turns north,...

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Features

Upperby has a park which has a pond called Hammond's Pond. Upperby also has a few schools.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the residential area (suburb of Carlisle) of Harraby, Currock and Blackwell

Blackwell, Cumbria

Blackwell is a village in the parish of St Cuthbert Without, in City of Carlisle District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is just south of the city of Carlisle. There is Carlisle Racecourse in the village....

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Notable residents

Portrait miniature

Portrait miniature

A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolour, or enamel.Portrait miniatures began to flourish in 16th century Europe and the art was practiced during the 17th century and 18th century...

 painter, Thomas Heathfield Carrick

Thomas Heathfield Carrick

Thomas Heathfield Carrick was an English portrait miniature painter who portrayed many leading political and literary figures of his age. He developed the method of painting portraits on marble rather than the usual ivory.-Life and work:...

(4 July 1802 - 1874) was born here.