Barclose

Hamlet in Cumberland, England

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  • City of Carlisle
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  • Cumbria
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54°57′N 2°52′W / 54.95°N 02.87°W / 54.95; -02.87

Barclose is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.[1] It is in the civil parish of Scaleby[2] in the unitary authority area of Cumberland. It was in City of Carlisle district prior to 1 April 2023.

The placename "Barclose" existed in the parish at least as early as 1642.[3]

A pub called "The Heilk Moon" at Barclose was part of the Carlisle State Management Scheme in 1920,[4] and was open until at least 1984 (when the Heild Moon Leek Club, now based elsewhere, was founded).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Barclose, Carlisle". OS GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Scaleby Community Led Plan" (PDF). Scaleby Parish Council. 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2024. Several mentions of Barclose as a location in the parish
  3. ^ "Barclose". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Survey of English Place-Names. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ "List of Carlisle & District State Management Scheme pubs in 1920". Brewery History Society. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Heilk Moon Leek Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.


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