Banks, Cumbria
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| Banks | |
  Banks shown within Cumbria |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cumbria | |
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England. The village is situated slightly to the north of the course of Hadrian's Wall. Nearby villages include Newtown and Lanercost.
[edit] History
Hadrian's Wall, the most significant Roman monument in Britain is located less than one kilometre south of Banks. The wall, was not a major battlement to prevent invasion, but a barrier to indercept unwanted immigrants from the north, who, according to the Romans, were a threat to the peacefulness of peaceful Britannia.[1] The River Irthing demarcated a key transition in the geometry of Hadrian's Wall according to C. Michael Hogan. West of the Irthing "turf and timber prevailed, while cut stones with limed mortar interstices were used to the east" of the river.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, 128 pps, ISBN 0713488409
- ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. Andy Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
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