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Low Hesket is a village in the English county of Cumbria.

Low Hesket
Low Hesket Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of Eden Low Hesket Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY465463
Civil parish	Hesket
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA4
Dialling code	016974
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.808°N 2.833°W / 54.808; -2.833

Low Hesket is on the A6 road 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) south of Carlisle. This is a former Roman road, and a milestone from that era has been discovered there inscribed IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINO P F INV AVG, which expands to Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus, dating it from the time of emperor Constantine I, who ruled from 307 to 337.[1]

Governance

Low Hesket is in the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and the Border. Neil Hudson was elected its Conservative Member of Parliament at the 2019 General Election, replacing Rory Stewart.

For the European Parliament its residents voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

Administratively, Low Hesket forms part of the civil parish of Hesket, which, in turn, is part of the district of Eden.

See also

• Listed buildings in Hesket, Cumbria

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Low Hesket.

• Its entry in the Cumbria Directory
• Map sources for Low Hesket

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