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Raffles, Cumbria
Raffles or the Raffles Estate is a suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The estate consists mainly of council built and Housing association properties, and in 1994 had a population of 5,800. Nearby areas include Belle Vue, Newtown, Sandsfield Park and Morton West.
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Belle Vue, Cumbria
Belle Vue is a suburb of Carlisle, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 6,491.
The area is mostly residential and is situated on the western edge of the city's urban area and borders or is close to Newtown, Raffles, Sandsfield Park and Morton West.
It contains a school named Belle Vue Primary School. The area also has a pub (The Museum Inn), A local shop, a hair Salon and two play areas. It's also home to Burgh Road Industrial Estate. The B5307 runs through the area and connects with the A689. Bus route 67 serves the area and is operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire.
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Cumberland Infirmary
Cumberland Infirmary is a hospital in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
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Milecastle 67
Milecastle 67 (Stainton) is a conjectured milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The site of the milecastle has been calculated from measurement to known milecastle sites, but no remains providing proof of its existence have been identified, though Roman coins were found in 1861, during the digging of the adjacent railway cutting.
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Port Carlisle Junction
Port Carlisle Junction was a railway junction between the lines of the former Caledonian Railway and North British Railway companies lines to the north of Carlisle Citadel station in, what is now, Cumbria, England. It opened in July 1863.
Port Carlisle Junction railway station was a very short lived station that first came into use in July 1863 and there was some untimetabled use until 29 October 1863, but the station closed as early as 1 July 1864. After closure, the up (northbound) platform was retained for use by those crews requiring change and also for passing messages on to crews.