Cargo, Cumbria

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54°55′23″N 2°59′20″W / 54.923°N 2.989°W / 54.923; -2.989

Cargo is a small village near the River Eden on the Solway Plain. Cargo is about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Carlisle in Cumbria in the North West of England. The name Cargo reflects a combination of two languages; from the Celtic word carreg meaning "rock" and from the Old Norse word haugr meaning "hill". Circa 1870, it had a population of 262 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.[1]

See also

  • iconCumbria portal

References

  1. ^ "History of Cargo, in Carlisle and Cumberland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

External links

  • Cumbria County History Trust: Stanwix (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

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