City of Carlisle

City of Carlisle
Shown within Cumbria
Geography
Status:	City
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Cumbria
Area: - Total	Ranked 22nd 1,039.97 km²
Admin. HQ:	Carlisle
ONS code:	16UD
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 214th 101,128 97 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.1% White
Politics
Carlisle City Council http://www.carlisle-city.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	Eric Martlew, David Maclean

The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. It has a population of around 100,000.

Its main town is Carlisle.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the previous city of Carlisle, with the Border Rural District .

With an area of 1,040km², it is, technically, by area, the largest city in England. However, only a small amount of this area is urbanised.

Parishes

• Arthuret , Askerton
• Beaumont , Bewcastle , Brampton, Burgh by Sands , Burtholme
• Carlatton , Castle Carrock , Cummersdale , Cumrew , Cumwhitton
• Dalston
• Farlam
• Hayton , Hethersgill , Houghton
• Irthington
• Kingmoor , Kingwater , Kirkandrews , Kirklinton Middle
• Midgeholme
• Nether Denton , Nicholforest
• Orton
• Rockcliffe
• St Cuthbert Without , Scaleby , Solport , Stanwix Rural , Stapleton
• Upper Denton
• Walton , Waterhead , Westlinton , Wetheral