Country: | England |
Official Name: | Westlinton |
Static Image: | Lynebank House - geograph.org.uk - 248379.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Lynebank House Hotel, Westlinton |
Coordinates: | 54.971°N -2.948°W |
Population: | 380 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Civil Parish: | Westlinton |
Shire District: | City of Carlisle |
Shire County: | Cumbria |
Region: | North West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Penrith and The Border |
Post Town: | CARLISLE |
Postcode District: | CA6 |
Postcode Area: | CA |
Dial Code: | 01228 |
Os Grid Reference: | NY393645 |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom City of Carlisle |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria |
Westlinton (or West Linton[1]) is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It is in the City of Carlisle district, and is located north of Carlisle, on the A7 road between Carlisle and Longtown.[2] In the south of the parish, and also on the A7, is another small village, Blackford. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 359,[3] increasing to 380 at the 2011 census.[4] North of the village of Westlinton is the River Lyne, which forms the northern boundary of the parish.