Dalston, Cumbria
Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England
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::summary Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England ::
::data[format=table title="infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| official_name | Dalston |
| type | Village and parish |
| coordinates | |
| population | 2590 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| static_image | The Square at Dalston. - geograph.org.uk - 95529.jpg |
| static_image_caption | The Square at Dalston |
| civil_parish | Dalston |
| unitary_england | Cumberland |
| lieutenancy_england | Cumbria |
| region | North West England |
| constituency_westminster | Penrith and Solway |
| post_town | CARLISLE |
| postcode_district | CA5 |
| postcode_area | CA |
| dial_code | 01228 |
| os_grid_reference | NY395555 |
| london_distance | 261 mi SSE |
| pushpin_map | United Kingdom City of Carlisle |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the former City of Carlisle district |
| :: |
| country = England | official_name = Dalston | type = Village and parish | coordinates = | population = 2590 | population_ref = (2011) | static_image = The Square at Dalston. - geograph.org.uk - 95529.jpg | static_image_caption = The Square at Dalston | civil_parish = Dalston | unitary_england = Cumberland | lieutenancy_england = Cumbria | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway | post_town = CARLISLE | postcode_district = CA5 | postcode_area = CA | dial_code = 01228 | os_grid_reference = NY395555 | london_distance = 261 mi SSE | local_name = | pushpin_map = United Kingdom City of Carlisle | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the former City of Carlisle district | label_position =
Dalston is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, on the B5299 road 4 mi south-west of Carlisle.
The village is on the River Caldew, just to the north of where the Roe Beck joins it. Dalston railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line between , and .
Historic buildings
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Rose_Castle,_Raughton_Head.jpg" caption="Rose Castle"] ::
Rose Castle, home of the Bishop of Carlisle for many centuries until 2009, is within the parish of Dalston, 2.5 mi south of the heart of the village. The architects Anthony Salvin and Thomas Rickman were responsible for the alterations which took place in the 19th century.
Dalston Hall is a Grade II* listed fortified house which is now a country house hotel.
Dalston has two churches: St Michael's Church and Dalston Methodist Church.
Governance
There is a county electoral division of Dalston, stretching north towards Carlisle, with a total population at the 2011 United Kingdom census of 6,051.
Education
There are two schools in Dalston, St Michael's Primary School and Caldew School.
Economy
There is a Nestlé factory producing powdered milk, a BP fuel depot and the Barras Lane trading estate.
Dalston Oil Terminal
With its location just outside Carlisle and near the M6 motorway, the Dalston Oil Terminal is a major distribution hub for fuels across the important Northern England supply corridor.
Originally built in 1938 as a facility for the storage of aircraft fuel in the build-up to World War II, the terminal was expanded in the early 1960s by a joint venture between ShellMex and BP to include motor spirit tanks. Originally retained by BP following their 2005 divestment of the Innovene business, it was later purchased by Petroineos in 2010 to help support rail-borne exports from their Grangemouth Refinery.
The terminal is fed directly from the Grangemouth Refinery via rail link, and delivers various product grades of petrol, diesel, fuel oil and kerosene to road customers.
In late 2023 Petroineos announced that it would cease manufacturing operations at Grangemouth by 2025, to convert the refinery into a terminal for the import, storage and distribution of a range of fuels.
In September 2024, Petroineos further confirmed that the closure would result in the sale or closure of the Dalston Oil Terminal, with the final fuel shipment expected by the end of 2024.
Notable people
- Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet (1792–1861) was educated at Dalston.
- Georgiana Harcourt (1807–1886), translator, was born at Dalston while her father Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt was Bishop of Carlisle.
- William Paley (1743–1805), was Vicar of Dalston in the 1780s.
- Edward Rainbowe (1608–1684) lived here while Bishop of Carlisle.
- George Robinson (1737–1801), London publisher, was born here.Henry Richard Tedder, ”Robinson, George“, in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 49
- Sarah Story, DJ
- Musgrave Watson (1804–1847), sculptor, was born here.
References
References
- "Parish population 2011".
- "Dalston Hall NY 376515, Dalston". British Listed Buildings.
- "Ward population 2011".
- (22 November 2023). "Grangemouth: Jobs at risk as Sir Jim Ratcliffe-backed refinery to shut". [[The Herald (Glasgow).
- "Rail served oil terminal closes in Cumbria".
- Jonathan Parry, "Graham, Sir James Robert George, second baronet (1792–1861)", in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (OUP, 2004) online at doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11204 {{subscription required
- Baptism on 27 July 1807 at the Parish Church, Dalston: “Georgiana Charlotte Frances Harcourt daughter of Edward and Ann Harcourt”
- James E. Crimmins, "William Paley (1743–1805)" in ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'' (OUP, 2004)
- "Driven to DJ".
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