Kingmoor is a civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England, to the north west of Carlisle city centre. At the 2011 census it had a population of 735.[1]
The parish is bordered in the south and west by the River Eden, across which lies the parish of Beaumont; it is also bordered by Rockcliffe in the north, and Stanwix Rural and the unparished area of Carlisle in the east and south.[2]
The parish includes the villages of Cargo, Crindledyke and Stainton.[3]
The parish used to be larger and included the present day Carlisle suburbs of Kingstown, Moorville, Newfield and Lowry Hill. The Kingstown Industrial Estate lies partially within the parish. A large part of the parish used to be RAF Carlisle, most of which has now become the various Kingmoor Park business parks.[citation needed]
There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.[4][3]
Listed buildings
editAs of 2017[update] there are seven listed buildings in the parish, all at grade II.
References
edit- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kingmoor Parish (1170212513)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Information on Kingmoor parish". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Kingmoor Parish Council". Kingmoor Parish Council. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Kingmoor Parish Council". Carlisle City Council. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
External links
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Kingmoor (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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