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Carlisle

Also known as Luguvalium

Carlisle is a city in Cumbria, north-west England, near the Scottish border, on the site of the Roman town of Luguvalium close to Hadrian's Wall. It was the centre of the civitas of the Carvetii and later a stronghold disputed between England and Scotland, with a castle and a cathedral founded in the 12th century. It is the main town of Cumbria.

Carlisle
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

CarvetiiKingdom of Rheged

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Carlisle. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/carlisle
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