Hayton | |
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![]() Church of Mary Magdalene, Hayton | |
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 2,222 (2011) |
OS grid reference | NY507576 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRAMPTON |
Postcode district | CA8 |
Dialling code | 01228 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Hayton is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, roughly 8 miles (13 km) east of Carlisle, and 10 miles (16 km) from the England/Scotland border. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 2,222.[1]
The place name Hayton means hay farm and refers to the former farming in the area. There is a separate settlement named Hayton within Cumbria near Aspatria. St. Mary Magdalene Church was built in 1780. In the church are a number of memorials to the Graham family of Edmond Castle. Edmond Castle, a mile from the village, is thought to date from earlier than the 17th century.[2][3] The nearby Toppin Castle farmhouse is a nineteenth-century imitation tower house.
Places of interest
[edit]- Edmond Castle
- Hayton Church of England primary school
- WI Hall, biannual Christmas pantomime
- St Mary Magdelene Church, the parish church
- Walnut Field, named after a walnut tree, the venue of the Bonfire Night celebrations
- The Stone Inn (public house)
Notable people
[edit]- Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779–1868), of Stone House
- General Sir John Ross (1829–1905), of Stone House
Governance
[edit]An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,064.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Hayton (Brampton)
- ^ Edmond Castle, Hayton, Cumbria[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Cumbria County History Trust: Hayton (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Media related to Hayton, Carlisle at Wikimedia Commons