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 miles1 km
- Belah Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Houghton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Castle Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Kingmoor Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Botcherby Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Currock Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Denton Holme Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Belle Vue Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stanwix Rural Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Morton Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Harker Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Stanwix Urban
CA3 9EQ, CA3 9HQ, CA3 9AQ, CA3 9DF, CA3 9AJ, CA3 9NU, CA3 9LF, CA3 9ND, CA3 0QG … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 50 miles80.5 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 66.1 miles106.4 km
- Carlisle Railway Station 1.3 miles2 km
- Wetheral Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
Hotels near Stanwix Urban Ad
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 1 mile1.7 km
- Brooklyn House 1 mile1.5 km
- The Fleece at Ruleholme 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Sally 5 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Carlisle Station Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Bw 3 1.2 miles2 km
- Crown Hotel Wetheral 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Dalston Hall 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Howard Arms 8.1 miles13.1 km
Schools in Stanwix Urban
- Stanwix School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brunton Park Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Galabank Stadium 14.3 miles23 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Mount Annan Estate 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Birrens Archaeological site 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Hoddam Castle Estate 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Kinmount House Estate 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Tundergarth Estate 18.7 miles30 km
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 19.6 miles31.5 km