Upperby
Ward in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.875, -2.926 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 40 53 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 (Carlisle) |
Upperby is a largely residential ward on the southern fringe of Carlisle in Cumberland, sitting a short distance from the city centre and green corridors such as the River Petteril. The area expanded in the 19th century with Carlisle’s industrial growth and today contains a mix of Victorian terraces, interwar and post‑war housing, with parks and local shops giving it a suburban feel close to urban amenities.
Locally there are schools, community centres, churches and a handful of long‑standing pubs that help sustain a neighbourhood identity; economically many residents commute into Carlisle while small businesses serve everyday needs. The ward reflects the wider social mix of northern English towns - private ownership alongside social housing - and benefits from easy access to the city’s historic centre, transport links and surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Upperby
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Currock Ward 0.7 miles
- Harraby North Ward 1 mile
- Denton Holme Ward 1.1 miles
- Harraby South Ward 1.2 miles
- Botcherby Ward 1.4 miles
- Morton Ward 1.5 miles
- Castle Ward 1.5 miles
- St. Cuthbert Without Parish 1.8 miles
- Carlisle Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cummersdale Parish 1.9 miles
- Yewdale Ward 2.1 miles
- Scotby Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Upperby
CA2 4RU, CA2 4QP, CA2 4JN, CA2 4HQ, CA2 4BZ, CA2 4NE, CA2 4QA, CA2 4RH, CA2 4RS … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 50.2 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 64.9 miles
- Carlisle Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Dalston Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Upperby Ad
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- Ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 1.1 miles
- Dalston Hall 4 2.4 miles
- Crown Hotel Wetheral 4 3.8 miles
- Carlisle Station Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Bw 3 1.2 miles
- The Fleece at Ruleholme 6.5 miles
- The Sally 5 7.4 miles
- The County Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- Howard Arms 8.8 miles
Schools in Upperby
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primary
- Upperby Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 1 mile
- Brunton Park Stadium 1.5 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 6.3 miles
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 14.3 miles
- Galabank Stadium 15.7 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 16.1 miles
- Fanum Cocidi Archaeological site 16.3 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 17.4 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 17.4 miles
- Birrens Archaeological site 18 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 18.6 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 18.9 miles