Cargo, Cumbria
| Cargo | |
|---|---|
 Cargo Farm | |
  Cargo Location in the former City of Carlisle district, Cumbria  Cargo Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY365592 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLISLE |
| Postcode district | CA6 |
| Dialling code | 01228 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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]
See also
References
- ^ "History of Cargo, in Carlisle and Cumberland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Stanwix (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
Media related to Cargo at Wikimedia Commons