Cummersdale railway station

Cummersdale was a railway station on the Maryport and Carlisle Railway (M&CR) serving Cummersdale in Cumbria. The station was opened by the M&CR in 1858 and lay in the Parish of Cummersdale near to the village of High Cummersdale.

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Cummersdale

Cummersdale is a village in Cumbria, England, just outside the southern outskirts of Carlisle. Excavations have taken place in Cummersdale. Notable landmarks include the Cummersdale Viaduct and the Spinners Arms.

Carlisle Racecourse

Carlisle Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in the village of Blackwell just outside Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The course has been on its present site since 1904, when it moved there from the area known as The Swifts close to the centre of Carlisle. The course is 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2.41 km) in circumference, right-handed, and hosts flat racing in the summer and National Hunt racing over the winter months. The last half mile is up a steep incline. The going can get very heavy in the winter. History was made on 2 July 1929 when the newly formed Totalisator Board operated their pool betting system for the first time on a British racecourse at Carlisle. Carlisle is home to the Carlisle Bell, one of the oldest horse races in existence. Held annually at Carlisle Racecourse in June alongside the Cumberland Plate, the race is run over 7 furlongs and 173 yards, and although the Bell is presented ceremoniously to the winner, it is actually kept in the nearby Carlisle Guildhall Museum. The Carlisle Bell has only twice been amended – with it being run in Thirsk in 2001, and cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Carlisle also had a King's Plate – a race for 5-year-old horses in 3-mile heats – instigated by George III in 1763. The Carlisle Gold Bell is inscribed with "The sweftes horse thes bel to take for mi lade Daker sake", which translates to modern day English as "The swiftest horse may claim this bell in Lady Dacre's name". It continues to be given away as a prize for an annual race even today, making it one of the UK's oldest, and most prestigious, races.

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St John Henry Newman Catholic School, Carlisle

St John Henry Newman Catholic School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form. It is located in Carlisle in the English county of Cumbria. It is a Voluntary aided school administered by Cumberland Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster. The school is named after Cardinal John Henry Newman. St John Henry Newman Catholic School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.

Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)

Carlisle is a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Julie Minns of the Labour Party.