Dalston, Cumbria Explained

Dalston, Cumbria should not be confused with Dalton, Cumbria.

Country:	England
Official Name:	Dalston
Type:	Village and parish
Coordinates:	54.8432°N -2.9835°W
Population:	2590
Population Ref:	(2011)^[1]
Static Image:	The Square at Dalston. - geograph.org.uk - 95529.jpg
Static Image Caption:	The Square at Dalston
Civil Parish:	Dalston
Unitary England:	Cumberland
Lieutenancy England:	Cumbria
Region:	North West England
Constituency Westminster:	Penrith and Solway
Post Town:	CARLISLE
Postcode District:	CA5
Postcode Area:	CA
Dial Code:	01228
Os Grid Reference:	NY395555
London Distance:	2610NaN0 SSE
Pushpin Map:	United Kingdom City of Carlisle
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in the former City of Carlisle district

Dalston is a large village and civil parish within Cumberland unitary authority area, Cumbria, and historically part of Cumberland. It is situated on the B5299 road 4miles south-south-west of Carlisle city centre, and approximately 5miles from Junction 42 of the M6 motorway.

The village is on the River Caldew, just to the north of where the Roe Beck joins the river. It is served by the Dalston railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line between, + .

Historic buildings

Rose Castle, home of the Bishop of Carlisle for many centuries until 2009, is within the parish of Dalston, 1.5miles from the heart of the village. The architects Anthony Salvin and Thomas Rickman were responsible for the alterations which took place in the 19th century.

Dalston Hall is a grade II* listed fortified house which is now a country house hotel.^[2] Dalston has two churches; St Michael's + All Angels Church.

Governance

There is a county electoral division of Dalston, stretching north towards Carlisle, with a total population at the 2011 United Kingdom census of 6,051.^[3]

Education

There are two schools in Dalston, St. Michaels Primary School and Caldew Secondary School.

Economy

There is a Nestlé factory producing powdered milk, a BP fuel depot and the Barras Lane trading estate.

Notable people

• Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet (1792–1861) was educated at Dalston.^[4]
• Georgiana Harcourt (1807–1886), translator, was born at Dalston while her father Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt was Bishop of Carlisle.^[5]
• William Paley (1743–1805), was Vicar of Dalston in the 1780s.^[6]
• Edward Rainbowe (1608–1684) lived here while Bishop of Carlisle.
• George Robinson (1737–1801), London publisher, was born here.^[7]
• Sarah Story, DJ^[8]
• Musgrave Watson (1804–1847), sculptor, was born here.

See also

• Listed buildings in Dalston, Cumbria
• Unthank, Dalston

References

1. Web site: Parish population 2011 . 24 June 2015.
2. Web site: Dalston Hall Ny 376515, Dalston . 10 September 2013 . British Listed Buildings.
3. Web site: Ward population 2011 . 24 June 2011.
4. Jonathan Parry, "Graham, Sir James Robert George, second baronet (1792–1861)", in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP, 2004) online at doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11204
5. Baptism on 27 July 1807 at the Parish Church, Dalston: “Georgiana Charlotte Frances Harcourt daughter of Edward and Ann Harcourt”
6. James E. Crimmins, "William Paley (1743–1805)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP, 2004)
7. Henry Richard Tedder, ”Robinson, George“, in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 49
8. Web site: Driven to DJ. live. 2022-01-17. Carlisle Living. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812085941/http://www.carlisleliving.co.uk/sarah-story/ . 12 August 2020 .

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Dalston (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
• Dalston Community Website