Low Hesket
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OS grid reference | NY465463 |
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Civil parish | Hesket |
District | Eden |
Shire county | Cumbria |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CARLISLE |
Postcode district | CA4 |
Dialling code | 016974 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Penrith and The Border |
Coordinates: 54°48′29″N 2°49′59″W / 54.808°N 2.833°W
Low Hesket is a village in the English county of Cumbria.
Low Hesket is located on the A6 road 8½ miles south of Carlisle, Cumbria. This is a former Roman road and a milestone from that era has been discovered there inscribed
- IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINO P F INV AVG
that expands to Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus dating it from the time of emperor Constantine I who ruled from 307 to 337.[1]
Administratively, Low Hesket forms part of the civil parish of Hesket which, in turn, is part of the district of Eden.
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- Its entry in the Cumbria Directory
- Map sources for Low Hesket
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