Low Hesket is a village in the English county of Cumbria.

Low Hesket
Low Hesket is located in the former Eden District
Low Hesket
Low Hesket
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Low Hesket is located in Cumbria
Low Hesket
Low Hesket
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY465463
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA4
Dialling code016974
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°48′29″N 2°49′59″W / 54.808°N 2.833°W / 54.808; -2.833

Low Hesket is on the A6 road 8+12 miles (13.7 km) south of Carlisle. This is a former Roman road, and a milestone from that era has been discovered there inscribed IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINO P F INV AVG, which expands to Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus, dating it from the time of emperor Constantine I, who ruled from 307 to 337.[1]

Governance

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Low Hesket is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and the Border. Neil Hudson was elected its Conservative Member of Parliament at the 2019 General Election, replacing Rory Stewart.

For the European Parliament its residents voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

Administratively, Low Hesket forms part of the civil parish of Hesket, which, in turn, is part of the district of Eden.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Roman Britain website". Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
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