Harker is a settlement in the parish of Rockcliffe, in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Harker is located along the A7 road[1] on the Solway Plain. Harker is situated approximately two miles north of the course of Hadrian's Wall.

Harker
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Harker Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Show map of the City of Carlisle district Harker Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY395607
Civil parish	Rockcliffe
District	City of Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA6
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.938°N 2.944°W / 54.938; -2.944

From 1862, Harker was served by a railway station, sited on the Waverley route that linked Carlisle and Edinburgh. The station was closed to passengers in 1929. It reopened (unstaffed) in 1936 to serve Carlisle airfield and remained intermittently in use, serving local RAF airfield and Maintenance Unit 14MU operations, as well as the local community, until the closure of the line in 1969.

Harker is also associated with the Surname Harker.[2]

See also

• Listed buildings in Rockcliffe, Cumbria

References

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