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Carlisle is a city located in the extreme northwest of England, some about 16 km from the border with Scotland.The population of the urban area of Carlisle was 71,773 according to the 2001 census, with about 100,000 living in the wider district.
Carlisle has a historic centre, including a castle, museum, cathedral, and semi-intact city walls. The town of Carlisle was founded in 1751 as the seat of Cumberland County.
Carlisle has been a city since the Middle Ages and has been a borough constituency or parliamentary borough for centuries at one time returning two MPs. In 1835 it became a municipal borough which was promoted to county borough status in 1914. The city boundaries have changed at various times since 1835 the final time being in 1974 when under the Local Government Act 1972 the city and county borough merged with the Border Rural District to become the new City of Carlisle district.
Carlisle became an industrial city in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with many textile mills, engineering works and food manufacturers opening up mostly in the Denton Holme, Caldewgate and Wapping areas which lie in the Caldew valley area of the city. In the early nineteenth century a canal was dug connecting Caldewgate with the sea at Port Carlisle. The canal was later filled in and became a railway line.
Carlisle today is a community of about 5100 residents. Carlisle unique features include its rural appearance and strong community spirit. Carlisle is only within 40 minutes of Boston, and is convenient to four major shopping areas.
There are various light industrial estates and business parks located on the fringes of the city and on former industrial sites close to the city centre.On March 28, 2005, Carlisle was granted Fairtrade City status.
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