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City of Carlisle
| City of Carlisle | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Cumbria | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | City |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Cumbria |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 22nd 1,039.97 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Carlisle |
| ONS code: | 16UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 214th 101,128 97 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.1% White |
| Politics | |
 Carlisle City Council http://www.carlisle-city.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | Eric Martlew, David Maclean |
The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. It has a population of around 100,000.
Its main town is Carlisle.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the previous city of Carlisle, with the Border Rural District .
With an area of 1,040kmē, it is, technically, by area, the largest city in England. However, only a small amount of this area is urbanised.
Parishes
- Arthuret , Askerton
- Beaumont , Bewcastle , Brampton, Burgh by Sands , Burtholme
- Carlatton , Castle Carrock , Cummersdale , Cumrew , Cumwhitton
- Dalston
- Farlam
- Hayton , Hethersgill , Houghton
- Irthington
- Kingmoor , Kingwater , Kirkandrews , Kirklinton Middle
- Midgeholme
- Nether Denton , Nicholforest
- Orton
- Rockcliffe
- St Cuthbert Without , Scaleby , Solport , Stanwix Rural , Stapleton
- Upper Denton
- Walton , Waterhead , Westlinton , Wetheral
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