Low Hesket
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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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- Its entry in the Cumbria Directory
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Coordinates: 54°48′31″N 2°50′02″W / 54.80869°N 2.83390°W
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