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Barclose

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

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Barclose
Barclose
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
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Barclose
Location within Cumbria
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OS grid referenceNY4462
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA6
Dialling code01228
PoliceCumbria
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Barclose is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.1 It is in the civil parish of Scaleby2 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

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  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.