Farlam
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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 sectionsContents
- 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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