Rockcliffe, Cumbria
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Coordinates: 54°56′00″N 2°59′00″W / 54.93333°N 2.98333°W
| Rockcliffe | |
  Rockcliffe Rockcliffe shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | c.733 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NY3709160293 |
| District | City of Carlisle |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
Rockcliffe is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England.[1] Part of the parish is a marshy peninsula between the mouths of the rivers Esk and Eden. The parish includes the settlements of Rockcliffe, Rockcliffe Cross, Floristonrigg, Todhills, Low Harker and Harker.
Rockcliffe formerly had a railway station, on the Caledonian Railway Main Line, that closed in 1965. Another station was located nearby at Floriston that closed in 1950.
Place-name meaning
Rockcliffe does not mean 'cliff by rocks' as many might think. The name means 'red cliff', implying a sandstone cliff-face. The name is from Old Norse rauŏr meaning "red" and Old English clif for "cliff", similar to Radcliffe in Greater Manchester.
Population of Rockcliffe Parish through time
References
- ↑ Philip's Motorist's Atlas: 2004, Octopus Publishing Group, London, England
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