Stanwix Urban
Ward in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.909, -2.933 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 40 57 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 (Carlisle) |
Stanwix Urban sits on the north bank of the River Eden just across from Carlisle city centre in Cumberland. It feels more suburban than urban, with easy views towards the castle and cathedral and a tangible Roman past - the line of Hadrian's Wall and the site of a Roman fort lie close by, giving the area a long historical sweep that local walkers and school groups still explore.
Today the area is largely residential, a mix of Victorian and 20th-century housing with local shops, churches and community groups serving families and commuters who work in Carlisle or the surrounding industrial parks. Its flat river plain has brought fertile ground and pleasant riverside walks but also a reminder of flood risk from occasional heavy rains, which has shaped local planning and community preparedness in recent years.
Postcode districts covering Stanwix Urban
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Carlisle Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Belah Ward 0.8 miles
- Houghton Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Castle Ward 1.1 miles
- Kingmoor Parish 1.5 miles
- Botcherby Ward 1.6 miles
- Currock Ward 1.7 miles
- Denton Holme Ward 1.9 miles
- Belle Vue Ward 1.9 miles
- Stanwix Rural Parish 2 miles
- Morton Ward 2.2 miles
- Harker Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Stanwix Urban
CA3 9ES, CA3 9JW, CA3 9AG, CA3 9HH, CA3 9FE, CA3 9AY, CA3 9FD, CA3 9FF, CA3 9EY … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 50 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 66.1 miles
- Carlisle Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Wetheral Railway Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Stanwix Urban Ad
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 0.3 miles
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 1 mile
- The Fleece at Ruleholme 5.7 miles
- Ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 1.3 miles
- The Sally 5 6.3 miles
- Carlisle Station Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Bw 3 1.2 miles
- Crown Hotel Wetheral 4 4.4 miles
- Dalston Hall 4 4.1 miles
- Howard Arms 8.1 miles
- The County Hotel 3 1.2 miles
Schools in Stanwix Urban
- Stanwix School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brunton Park Stadium 1.2 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 3.3 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 8.7 miles
- Galabank Stadium 14.3 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 14.6 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 14.6 miles
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 14.7 miles
- Birrens Archaeological site 16.1 miles
- Hoddam Castle Estate 17.5 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 17.7 miles
- Tundergarth Estate 18.7 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 19.6 miles