Lanercost
Lanercost | |
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Lanercost | |
Lanercost Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria | |
OS grid reference | NY533638 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRAMPTON |
Postcode district | CA8 |
Dialling code | 016977 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the City of Carlisle local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory[1] and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall.
History[]
Lanercost Priory was founded in 1165[2] as an Augustinian house of Canons.
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Lanercost at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Villages in Cumbria
- City of Carlisle
- Cumbria geography stubs