OS grid reference NY465463 Country England Post town CARLISLE Shire county Cumbria Dialling code 016974 UK parliament constituency Penrith and The Border | Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district CA4 District Eden District Civil parish Hesket | |
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Low Hesket is a village in the English county of Cumbria.
Map of Low Hesket, Carlisle, UK
Low Hesket is on the A6 road 8 1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) south of Carlisle, Cumbria. This is a former Roman road, and a milestone from that era has been discovered there inscribed IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINO P F INV AVG, which expands to Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus, dating it from the time of emperor Constantine I, who ruled from 307 to 337.
Administratively, Low Hesket forms part of the civil parish of Hesket, which, in turn, is part of the district of Eden.
References
Low Hesket Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA