Carleton Hall

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Carleton Hall is a country house in the village of Carleton 1.5 km east of Penrith in the English county of Cumbria and south of the A66 motorway.

Origin of name

The name 'Carleton' consists of the Old English parts of the word 'ceorl' or 'carle', which means "farmer" or "free farmer", and 'tūn', which means a settlement. So it is a "settlement of free farmers". The names Carleton, Carlton or Charlton are very common in England; the nearest other village of that name is in the Carlisle catchment area .

history

The house was built as the seat of the Carleton family . The last member of the family died in the 18th century. The Carleton-Cowper family lived there in the first half of the 20th century . Today the house is the headquarters of the Cumbria Constabulary , the county's police force.

The property was divided after the Carleton-Cowpers moved out. The house is in the southern part of the property. The northern half is shared by the Penrith Rugby Club and the Pategill development .

Coordinates: 54 ° 39 '20.1 "  N , 2 ° 44' 7.6"  W.