Hayton, Carlisle

DistrictShire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBRAMPTONPostcode districtCA8Dialling code01228PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth West UK Parliament 54°54′40″N 2°46′08″W / 54.911°N 2.769°W / 54.911; -2.769

Hayton is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, roughly 8 miles (13 km) east of Carlisle, and 10 miles (16 km) from the England/Scotland border. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 2,222.^[1]

The place name Hayton means hay farm and refers to the former farming in the area. There is a separate settlement named Hayton within Cumbria near Aspatria. St. Mary Magdalene Church was built in 1780. In the church are a number of memorials to the Graham family of Edmond Castle. Edmond Castle, a mile from the village, is thought to date from earlier than the 17th century.^[2][3] The nearby Toppin Castle farmhouse is a nineteenth-century imitation tower house.

Places of interest

• Edmond Castle
• Hayton Church of England primary school
• WI Hall, biannual Christmas pantomime
• St Mary Magdelene Church, the parish church
• Walnut Field, named after a walnut tree, the venue of the Bonfire Night celebrations
• The Stone Inn (public house)

Notable people

• Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779–1868), of Stone House
• General Sir John Ross (1829–1905), of Stone House

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,064.^[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Hayton, Carlisle
• King Water
• Solway Plain
• Talkin

References

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Hayton (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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