Monkhill, Cumbria Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Monkhill Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 173651.jpg
Static Image Caption:Monkhill Methodist Church
Coordinates:54.918°N -3.025°W
Official Name:Monkhill
Civil Parish:Beaumont
Shire District:City of Carlisle
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Carlisle
Post Town:CARLISLE
Postcode District:CA5
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01228
Os Grid Reference:NY342586
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom City of Carlisle
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

Monkhill is a small village in the civil parish of Beaumont, in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the small city of Carlisle and the villages of Burgh by Sands and Kirkandrews-on-Eden. Monkhill has a pub called the Drovers Rest Inn and a Methodist Chapel with adjoining School Room which holds local village events. The village is situated on the course of a vallum associated with Hadrian's Wall and is near the narrowest point of the River Eden, the site was a crossing point for Roman troops, Scottish border raiders, and cattle drovers. Monkhill, today, is a quiet little hamlet.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drovers Rest Inn, Monkhill, Cumbria, CA5 6DB - pub details # . Beerintheevening.com . 10 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Monkhill, Cumbria . Thecumbriadirectory.com . 10 August 2011.