Hayton, Carlisle

Hayton
Church of Mary Magdalene, Hayton
Hayton  Hayton shown within Cumbria
Population	2,222 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY507576
Civil parish	Hayton
District	City of Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRAMPTON
Postcode district	CA8
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°54′40″N 2°46′08″W / 54.911°N 2.769°W / 54.911; -2.769

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

• 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

• Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779–1868), of Stone House
• General Sir John Ross (1829–1905), of Stone House

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,064.^[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Hayton, Carlisle
• King Water
• Solway Plain
• Talkin

References

External links

Media related to Hayton, Carlisle at Wikimedia Commons