Harker
Built-up area in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.94, -2.954 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 39 60 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 (Carlisle) |
Harker is a small rural hamlet in the unitary area of Cumberland in north‑west England, sitting on the low-lying Solway Plain a short drive from Carlisle and the Solway Firth. The landscape is characterised by patchwork pastures and wetlands, so it feels very much part of the coastal agricultural plain with good skies and notable birdlife in nearby marshes.
Economically the settlement remains tied to farming, with many residents commuting into Carlisle for work; socially it has the quiet, close‑knit feel of a small country community. Historically Harker shares the borderlands’ layers of Roman, medieval and Victorian infrastructure - the hamlet’s development was influenced by 19th‑century rail links and the wider history of the Solway coastal region.
Postcode districts covering Harker
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Kingmoor Parish 1.5 miles
- Westlinton Parish 1.5 miles
- Rockcliffe Parish 1.6 miles
- Belah Ward 1.7 miles
- Cargo Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Houghton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Stanwix Urban Ward 2.3 miles
- Stanwix Rural Parish 2.7 miles
- Carlisle Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Beaumont Parish 2.9 miles
- Castle Ward 3.2 miles
- Belle Vue Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Harker
CA6 4DN, CA6 4DT, CA6 4DG, CA6 4HP, CA6 4ED, CA6 4DF, CA6 4HR, CA6 4HS, CA6 4DR … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 50.5 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 67.7 miles
- Carlisle Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Gretna Green Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Harker Ad
- Travelodge Carlisle Todhills 3 1.3 miles
- Premier Inn Carlisle M6 Jct44 3 0.8 miles
- Travelodge Carlisle Central 3 3.4 miles
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Premier Inn Carlisle Central North 3 1.6 miles
- Carlisle Central North 3 1.7 miles
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 3.5 miles
- Solway Lodge Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- Brooklyn House 3 3.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Brunton Park Stadium 3.5 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 5.5 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 10.9 miles
- Galabank Stadium 12.8 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 13.1 miles
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 13.8 miles
- Birrens Archaeological site 14.1 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 14.6 miles
- Hoddam Castle Estate 15.8 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 16.3 miles
- Tundergarth Estate 16.6 miles