Port Carlisle

Port Carlisle
Port Carlisle's main street
Port Carlisle is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Port Carlisle
Port Carlisle
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Port Carlisle is located in Cumbria
Port Carlisle
Port Carlisle
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY241622
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code016973
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°56′53″N 3°11′10″W / 54.948°N 3.186°W / 54.948; -3.186

Port Carlisle is a coastal village in Allerdale, Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Bowness-on-Solway. Its original name was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal it was renamed Port Carlisle. During the lifetime of the canal it was of considerable importance as the sea outlet for Carlisle, handling both freight and passengers. With the building of the much bigger Silloth docks, the canal was redundant. Some through trade continued via the Port Carlisle Railway, but diminished as the Solway silted up.