Low Hesket

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

Low Hesket is located on the A6 road 8½ miles south of Carlisle, Cumbria. 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

that 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].

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

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