Place details
Place nameCarlisle
Other namesCaer Liwelydd, Caer Luel, Caer Liwelyd, Caerleoil, Karliol, Karlioli, Cardeol, Luel, Lugubalia, Luguvallium, Luguvallum, Luguvalium
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude54.9
Longitude-2.917
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Important military post during Roman times; destroyed by Norse invaders ca. 875 and restored by English King William II the Rufus in 1092; ceded to Scots 1136-1157 and during the English Civil War (1642-1645); became major textile and railway center after the 1830s.
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