Rockcliffe, Cumbria

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Rockcliffe
St. Mary's Church, Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Rockcliffe Location within Cumbria Show map of the City of Carlisle districtShow map of CumbriaShow all
Population	779 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NY3709160293
Civil parish	Rockcliffe
District	City of Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA6
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°56′44″N 3°00′10″W / 54.9456°N 3.0027°W / 54.9456; -3.0027Coordinates: 54°56′44″N 3°00′10″W / 54.9456°N 3.0027°W / 54.9456; -3.0027

Rockcliffe is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England.^[2] Part of the parish is a marshy peninsula between the mouths of the rivers Esk and Eden. The parish includes the settlements of Rockcliffe, Rockcliffe Cross, Floristonrigg, Todhills, Low Harker and Harker.

Rockcliffe formerly had a railway station, on the Caledonian Railway Main Line, that closed in 1965. Another station was located nearby at Floriston that closed in 1950.

Place-name meaning[]

Rockcliffe does not mean 'cliff by rocks' or 'rocky cliff' as many might think. The name means 'red cliff', implying a sandstone cliff-face. The name is from Old Norse rauðr meaning "red" and Old English clif for "cliff", similar to Radcliffe in Greater Manchester.

Governance[]

Rockcliffe is the largest parish in the electoral ward of Longtown & Rockcliffe. The ward covers the two parishes and the area in between. The total ward population at the 2011 Census was 4,123.^[3]

Population of Rockcliffe Parish through time

See also[]

• Listed buildings in Rockcliffe, Cumbria

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