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Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a human settlement to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. [7] Due to its proximity to Scotland (being located eight miles or thirteen kilometres south of the current Anglo-Scottish border), Carlisle Castle and the city became an important military stronghold in the Middle ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The City of Carlisle (/ k ɑːr ˈ l aɪ l / kar-LYLE, locally / ˈ k ɑːr l aɪ l / KAR-lyle [1]) was a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city.It was named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covered a far larger area which included the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages including Dalston, Scotby and Wetheral.
Luguvalium (or Luguvalium Carvetiorum) was an ancient Roman city in northern Britain located within present-day Carlisle, Cumbria, and may have been the capital of the 4th-century province of Valentia. It was the northernmost city of the Roman Empire.
Carlisle is the smaller principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, which includes Cumberland and Dauphin and Perry counties in South Central Pennsylvania. The U.S. Army War College, located at Carlisle Barracks, prepares high-level military personnel and civilians for strategic leadership responsibilities.
Carlisle is a city with a cathedral and is the county town of Cumbria. During the Roman era, it was the most northernmost city of the Roman Empire, and contained the largest fort on Hadrian's Wall. In 1122 an Augustinian priory was established by Henry I, this later becoming the cathedral. Also during the 12th century and later, the ...
It is split by the three former districts which make up the unitary authority area, Allerdale, the Borough of Copeland and the City of Carlisle. Former Allerdale District [ edit ]
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the building to mark the city's 800th anniversary and signed the visitors' book there in October 1958. [8] [9] [10] The building remained the headquarters of the County Borough of Carlisle until the council moved to Carlisle Civic Centre in Rickergate in March 1964. [11]