{{Short description|Hamlet in Cumbria, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |static_image_name = Cumberland House - geograph.org.uk - 350806.jpg |static_image_caption = Cumberland House, Carleton |coordinates = {{coord|54.867|-2.893|display=inline,title}} |official_name = Carleton |population = |population_ref = |civil_parish = St Cuthbert Without | unitary_england = Cumberland | lieutenancy_england = Cumbria |region = North West England |constituency_westminster= Carlisle |post_town = CARLISLE |postcode_district = CA1 |postcode_area = CA |dial_code = 01228 |os_grid_reference = NY426528 }}
'''Carleton''' is a hamlet on the A6 road, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In the ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' of 1870–1872 it had a population of 181.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22977|title=History of Carleton, in Carlisle and Cumberland|publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate = 13 January 2018}}</ref>
The buildings along the A6 between Junction 42 of the M6 to Barrock Fell including Scalesceugh Hall are all addressed as being part of Carleton.
Garlands Hospital (formerly Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum) was based in the village until it closed in 1999.<ref name=county>{{cite web|url=https://www.countyasylums.co.uk/garlands-carleton-carlisle/|title=Garlands Hospital|publisher=County Asylums|accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref>
== Location == It is a few miles to the south-east of the city centre of Carlisle and is near the River Petteril.
== Nearby settlements == Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle, the residential area (suburb of Carlisle) of Harraby.
== History == The name "Carleton" means "the enclosure or farm of Carl".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WOFRAQAAIAAJ&dq=Carleton+Carlisle+place+name&pg=PA32|title=The Place-Names of Cumberland and Westmorland|date=7 October 2018 |publisher=Beowulf|accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref>
==See also== {{portal|Cumbria}} *Listed buildings in St Cuthbert Without
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/carlisle-st-cuthbert-without Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle : St. Cuthbert Without] (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
{{commons category|Carleton, Carlisle|Carleton}} * Carlisle A-Z (page 25)
Category:Hamlets in Cumbria Category:Cumberland (unitary authority) Category:St Cuthbert Without
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