Denton Holme
Ward in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.884, -2.948 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 39 54 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 (Carlisle) |
Denton Holme is a compact, inner‑urban ward just south of Carlisle city centre in the new unitary authority of Cumberland. The area sits alongside the River Caldew and is characterised by a tight grid of Victorian terraced housing that grew up around the mills and small engineering works of the 19th century, giving it a distinctly industrial riverside feel despite its central location.
Today it combines a still‑mixed economy of small shops, light industry and residential streets with an active local community that has seen pockets of regeneration and conservation of industrial heritage. Local life tends to be practical and community‑minded, with pubs, community groups and pocket green spaces reflecting its working‑class roots and ongoing transition from mill‑based industry to a more diverse urban neighbourhood.
Postcode districts covering Denton Holme
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Morton Ward 0.5 miles
- Castle Ward 0.8 miles
- Currock Ward 0.9 miles
- Upperby Ward 1.1 miles
- Yewdale Ward 1.1 miles
- Belle Vue Ward 1.2 miles
- Cummersdale Parish 1.2 miles
- Carlisle Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Botcherby Ward 1.7 miles
- Harraby North Ward 1.8 miles
- Stanwix Urban Ward 1.9 miles
- Harraby South Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Denton Holme
CA1 9GG, CA1 9LD, CA2 6AA, CA2 6EG, CA2 5XB, CA2 7FR, CA2 5PQ, CA2 5EQ, CA2 6DZ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 50.9 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 65.9 miles
- Carlisle Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Dalston Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Denton Holme Ad
- Travelodge Carlisle Central 3 0.9 miles
- ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 0.8 miles
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- Dalston Hall Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Carlisle 3 0.8 miles
- Brooklyn House 3 1.1 miles
- Cornerways Guest House 2 1.1 miles
- Premier Inn Carlisle Central 3 1.7 miles
- Carlisle Central 3 1.7 miles
Schools in Denton Holme
- Robert Ferguson Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brunton Park Stadium 1.6 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 1.7 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 7 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 13.6 miles
- Galabank Stadium 14.6 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 15 miles
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 16.4 miles
- Birrens Archaeological site 17 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 17.9 miles
- Hoddam Castle Estate 17.9 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 18.3 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 18.4 miles