Rockcliffe, Cumbria

Rockcliffe
St. Mary's Church, Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Rockcliffe is located in Cumbria
Rockcliffe
Rockcliffe
Location within Cumbria
Population779 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNY3709160293
Civil parish
  • Rockcliffe
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA6
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°56′44″N 3°00′10″W / 54.9456°N 3.0027°W / 54.9456; -3.0027

Rockcliffe is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England.[2] Part of the parish is a marshy peninsula between the mouths of the rivers Esk and Eden. The parish includes the settlements of Rockcliffe, Rockcliffe Cross, Floristonrigg, Todhills, Low Harker and Harker.

Rockcliffe formerly had a railway station, on the Caledonian Railway Main Line, that closed in 1965. Another station was located nearby at Floriston that closed in 1950.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ^ Philip's Motorist's Atlas: 2004, Octopus Publishing Group, London, England