- Hayton, Cumbria
Hayton is a small village in
Cumbria ,England , roughly eight miles east ofCarlisle , and 10 miles from the England/Scotland border. There is a separate settlement named "Hayton" within Cumbria nearAspatria .Early area history
Hadrian's Wall runs several kilometres to the north of Hayton. When this wall was constructed by the Romans in the west of England, originally "turf and timber were preferred on theSolway Plain , where stone is scarce", according to C.Michael Hogan. [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18177 C.Michael Hogan (2007) "Hadrian's Wall", ed. A. Burnham, The Megalithic Portal] ] Later some stones were imported to augment the wall and some of its associatedfort s ormilecastle s.Nowadays Hayton is a quite calm village with few new builds and many traditional houses, places of interest include the traditional shop and the traditional pub serving a mix of local beers.Places of interest
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Edmond Castle [ [http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/edmondcastle.ht Edmond Castle, Hayton, Cumbria] ]
*HaytonChurch of England primary school
*WI Hall, biannualChristmas pantomime
*St. Mary Magdelene Church, an old church.
*Hayton School
*Walnut Field, after awalnut tree: a venue of the November 5th bonfire
*Village Shop and the Stone Inn Pub.ee also
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King Water
*Solway Plain
*Talkin References
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