If you were to look at the areas encompassed by cities you will find that Carlisle is actually the largest. The city includes several small towns as well as Brampton and Longtown. The history of the city can be traced to the 1st century when the Romans occupied England. Hadrian's Wall was supposedly nearby. After the Romans and Danes were defeated the area of Carlisle was part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
Right next to the city is the Solway Firth which is a section of the Anglo Scottish border and separates it from Dumfries and Galloway. A lot of the city is located on the flood plains of the Eden River and much of the city has frequent floods. The climate is oceanic and only tends to fluctuate by about 20 degrees during the year.
Carlisle was the center for the Roman settlement and was called Luguvalium. This translates into the wall of Lugus. Much of the older buildings, the museum, castle and cathedral are all found within the city walls. This spot was once an important military stronghold as it was the last city before reaching Scotland. The castle was built in 1092 and once held Mary, Queen of Scots.
Carlisle was very industrial in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The city had many engineering works, textile mills and food manufacturers. Port Carlisle emerged with the canal was built in the 19th century though today it has been filled and is know a railway line.
There are some famous companies associated with the town as the Metal Box factories, Carr's of Carlisle and Kangol all still have factories in the area. Cavaghan & Gray is the biggest employer in the area as they produced foods for the major supermarkets. Carr's is one of the best know food manufactures as they are best known for their biscuits.
Many railway lines run through the city and at one time over 7 stopped here. This was once the home of the largest railway marshaling yard in all of Europe but it has since closed down. The West coast Main Line is the main railway today and it stops at the citadel stations. Citadel station is also the terminus for the Settle Carlisle railway line.
The city is known for their football team, Carlisle United. The very first football team was in 1928 and many teams throughout the years have won many famous competitions. While Carlisle United is not the most famous of teams but they have had several different famous players.
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