Scaleby
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.962, -2.866 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 44 63 |
Scaleby is a small, rural village and civil parish in the newly created unitary authority of Cumberland in north‑west England, sitting a few miles south of Carlisle. It occupies gently rolling farmland on the edge of the Solway plain, so while the community is predominantly agricultural it’s also popular for quiet country walks and access to the wider historic borderlands and the Hadrian’s Wall area.
The village is best known for Scaleby Castle, a medieval tower house with later alterations that gives a strong historic character to the place; its story reflects the turbulent Border history and subsequent rural estate life. Today Scaleby remains a small, close‑knit community with farms and country houses rather than heavy industry, and its appeal is largely scenic and historical rather than commercial.
Postcode districts covering Scaleby
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Kirklinton Middle Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Houghton and Irthington Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Irthington Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Stanwix Rural Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hethersgill Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Oldwall Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Westlinton Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Houghton Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Harker Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Arthuret Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Warwick Bridge Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Stanwix Urban Ward 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Scaleby
CA6 4JY, CA6 4LJ, CA6 4LZ, CA6 4LH, CA6 4LX, CA6 4LU, CA6 4LN, CA6 4JP, CA6 4JX … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 46.8 miles75.4 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 65.3 miles105.1 km
- Wetheral Railway Station 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Carlisle Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
Hotels near Scaleby Ad
- The Sally 5 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Fleece at Ruleholme 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Howard Arms 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Crown Hotel Wetheral 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Brooklyn House 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Farlam Hall Hotel & Restaurant 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Carlisle Station Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Bw 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
Local points of interest
- Brunton Park Stadium 5 miles8 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 7.5 miles12 km
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Galabank Stadium 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Mount Annan Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Birrens Archaeological site 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Tundergarth Estate 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Hoddam Castle Estate 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Kinmount House Estate 19.4 miles31.1 km
- Larriston Fells Hill 19.4 miles31.2 km