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Carlisle

 
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A borough of northwest England near the Scottish border. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in Carlisle's 11th-century castle from May to July 1568. Population: 71,700.

 

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Carlisle, city (1991 pop. 72,006) and district, Cumbria, NW England, near the junction of the Caldew, Eden, and Petteril rivers. The city of Carlisle is an important rail center. Manufactures include textiles, biscuits, and metal products, in addition to a substantial engineering industry. Carlisle also has an important livestock auction. The city's location was formerly strategic; the Roman camp Luguvallium stood there, near Hadrian's Wall. The site figured prominently in the border warfare between the English and the Scots during the Middle Ages. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned there in 1568. During the English civil war, parliamentarians captured Carlisle. A technical college is there.


 
Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Carlisle, United Kingdom
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The country code is: 44
The city code is: 1228


 
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Carlisle may refer to:

In England
  • The City of Carlisle, a local government non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England
    • Carlisle, Cumbria, the principal urban settlement within the City of Carlisle, to which city status anciently applied
  • The County Borough of Carlisle, a former city and local government district located within the county of Cumberland, England
  • Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral area of North West England represented in the United Kingdom's House of Commons
  • Carlisle United F.C., an Association Football club from Carlisle
In the United States
In Australia
In Canada
In Antigua and Barbuda
Other uses
  • HMS Carlisle, three ships of the Royal Navy
  • Carlisle (band), a band from South Florida
  • Carlisle (manufacturer), an American company based in North Carolina, making materials for construction and transportation
  • The Carlisle Collection, an American fashion design company

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