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 miles2.4 km
- Westlinton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rockcliffe Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Belah Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cargo Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Houghton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stanwix Urban Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Stanwix Rural Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Carlisle Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Beaumont Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Castle Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Belle Vue Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Harker
CA6 4ED, CA6 4DG, CA6 4DQ, CA6 4HR, CA6 4DS, CA6 4DP, CA6 4DR, CA6 4HP, CA6 4HS … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 50.5 miles81.2 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 67.7 miles109 km
- Carlisle Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Gretna Green Railway Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
Hotels near Harker Ad
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 2.5 miles4 km
- The Fleece at Ruleholme 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Sally 5 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Brooklyn House 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Gretna Chase Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Carlisle Station Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Bw 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Smiths at Gretna Green 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Gretna Hall Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
Local points of interest
- Brunton Park Stadium 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Galabank Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Mount Annan Estate 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Birrens Archaeological site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Hoddam Castle Estate 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Kinmount House Estate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Tundergarth Estate 16.6 miles26.7 km