Bewcastle

Bewcastle
Civil parish
Bewcastle church and cross
Bewcastle is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Bewcastle
Bewcastle
Location in the former City of Carlisle district
Bewcastle is located in Cumbria
Bewcastle
Bewcastle
Location within Cumbria
Population391 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceNY565745
Civil parish
  • Bewcastle
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCarlisle
Postcode districtCA6
Post townNewcastleton
Postcode districtTD9
Dialling code016977
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.bewcastle.com/
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
55°03′47″N 2°40′57″W / 55.06306°N 2.68261°W / 55.06306; -2.68261

Bewcastle is a large civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland.

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 411, reducing to 391 at the 2011 Census.[1] The parish is large and includes the settlements of Roadhead and Sleetbeck. To the north the parish extends to the border with Scotland. To the east the parish bounds Northumberland.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 June 2015.