Hayton, Carlisle

Hayton
Church of Mary Magdalene, Hayton
Hayton is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Hayton
Hayton
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Hayton is located in Cumbria
Hayton
Hayton
Location within Cumbria
Population2,222 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY507576
Civil parish
  • Hayton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRAMPTON
Postcode districtCA8
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°54′40″N 2°46′08″W / 54.911°N 2.769°W / 54.911; -2.769

Hayton is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, roughly 8 miles (13 km) east of Carlisle, and 10 miles (16 km) from the England/Scotland border. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 2,222.[1]

The place name Hayton means hay farm and refers to the former farming in the area. There is a separate settlement named Hayton within Cumbria near Aspatria. St. Mary Magdalene Church was built in 1780. In the church are a number of memorials to the Graham family of Edmond Castle. Edmond Castle, a mile from the village, is thought to date from earlier than the 17th century.[2][3] The nearby Toppin Castle farmhouse is a nineteenth-century imitation tower house.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ^ Hayton (Brampton)
  3. ^ Edmond Castle, Hayton, Cumbria[permanent dead link]