Rockcliffe
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.955, -2.984 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 37 62 |
Rockcliffe is a small, low‑lying parish on the north shore of the Solway Firth, a few miles west of Carlisle and beside the mouth of the River Eden. The landscape is dominated by tidal marshes and expanse of mudflats that attract large numbers of wildfowl and waders, and the wide, exposed views across the Solway to Scotland are a defining feature.
Traditionally agricultural, the community combines farming with some commuting into Carlisle and a modest amount of coastal recreation and birdwatching. Its setting close to the Roman frontier around Carlisle gives the locality a long history, while the small villages retain a quiet, village‑centred social life rather than any large commercial hub.
Postcode districts covering Rockcliffe
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Westlinton Parish 1.2 miles
- Harker Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cargo Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kingmoor Parish 2.5 miles
- Belah Ward 3 miles
- Blackbank Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Beaumont Parish 3.2 miles
- Houghton Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Longtown Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Burgh-by-Sands Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Stanwix Urban Ward 3.7 miles
- Kirklinton Middle Parish 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Rockcliffe
CA6 4BJ, CA6 4HG, CA6 4HP, CA6 4HN, CA6 4AF, CA6 4HS, CA6 4DD, CA6 4AD, CA6 4AB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 51.5 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 69.2 miles
- Gretna Green Railway Station 4.5 miles
- Carlisle Railway Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near Rockcliffe Ad
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- The Gretna Chase Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Hunters Lodge Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Gretna Hall Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- The Sally 5 7.8 miles
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- The Fleece at Ruleholme 7.7 miles
- Solway Lodge Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Gretna Green M74 3 5.4 miles
- Ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 4.9 miles
Schools in Rockcliffe
- Rockcliffe C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brunton Park Stadium 5 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 6.8 miles
- Galabank Stadium 11.4 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 11.6 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 12.2 miles
- Birrens Archaeological site 12.5 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 14.1 miles
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 14.2 miles
- Hoddam Castle Estate 14.3 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 14.9 miles
- Tundergarth Estate 15 miles