Cargo, Cumbria

Cargo is a small village near the River Eden on the Solway Plain. Cargo is about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Carlisle in Cumbria in the North West of England. The name Cargo reflects a combination of two languages; from the Celtic word carreg meaning "rock" and from the Old Norse word haugr meaning "hill". Circa 1870, it had a population of 262 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.^[1]

Cargo
Cargo Farm
Cargo Location in the former City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Show map of the former City of Carlisle district Cargo Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY365592
Civil parish	Kingmoor
District	Cumberland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA6
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.923°N 2.989°W / 54.923; -2.989

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Kingmoor

References

1. "History of Cargo, in Carlisle and Cumberland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Stanwix (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

Media related to Cargo at Wikimedia Commons