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Also known as Farlam, Cumbria

Farlam is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the English county of Cumbria. The village is about southeast of the small town of Brampton and east of the city of Carlisle. While the population has fluctuated over time, in the 2001 UK Census, the population stood at 590: 291 males and 299 females. The 2011 Census showed a population of 669: 331 males and 338 females.

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Place details

Locality
Hallbankgate
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Farlam
UK place.static_image
Church of St Thomas a Becket, Farlam.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Church of St Thomas a Becket, Farlam
UK place.population
669
UK place.civil_parish
Farlam
UK place.unitary_england
Cumberland
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cumbria
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Carlisle
UK place.post_town
Brampton
UK place.postcode_district
CA8
UK place.postcode_area
CA
UK place.dial_code
016977
UK place.os_grid_reference
NY5620258218
UK place.london_distance
259 Miles
UK place.pushpin_map
United Kingdom City of Carlisle
UK place.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Origins
  • Population
  • Occupation
  • Housing
  • Church
  • Parish records
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Farlam is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the English county of Cumbria. The village is about southeast of the small town of Brampton and east of the city of Carlisle. While the population has fluctuated over time, in the 2001 UK Census, the population stood at 590: 291 males and 299 females. The 2011 Census showed a population of 669: 331 males and 338 females.

==Toponymy== The name Farlam is thought to originate from the Old English and , the latter meaning village or village community, translating to a 'Ferny-clearing homestead/village' or perhaps, 'hemmed-in land by a ferny clearing'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Farlam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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