Cargo, Cumbria

Cargo is a small village near the River Eden on the Solway Plain. Cargo is about 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Carlisle in Cumbria in the North West of England. The name Cargo reflects a combination of two languages; from the Celtic word carreg meaning "rock" and from the Old Norse word haugr meaning "hill". Circa 1870, it had a population of 262 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1]

Cargo

Cargo Farm
Cargo
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY365592
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA6
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

See also

References
  1. "History of Cargo, in Carlisle and Cumberland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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