Carlisle
Border city, England
Carlisle is a city in northwest England near the Scottish border, historically significant as a Roman and medieval fortification.
The name also appears as a surname and occasionally as a given name.
In American contexts, Carlisle often refers to the town in Pennsylvania, home to the U.S.
Army War College and the historic Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
English administrative county
Fortified medieval residence
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- CitadelNamed financial powerhouse
- GuildhallCraft association headquarters
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
Victorian · priory · Norman · fortified · towers · gatehouse · keep · cloisters
Of ancient Italy's capital
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- JacobiteSupporter of exiled Stuarts
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
garrison · fortification · Picts · stronghold · battlements · occupation
From northwest England's lakes
- dialectRegional language variety
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
Cumbria
English administrative county
cathedral · Pennines · Citadel · Guildhall · Brampton · M6 · Kingstown
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- CitadelNamed financial powerhouse
- GuildhallCraft association headquarters
Tudor · Victorian · priory · Norman · fortified · towers · gatehouse · keep · cloisters · nave
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
ramparts · garrison · fortification · Picts · stronghold · battlements · occupation
Cumbrian
From northwest England's lakes
- dialectRegional language variety
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
- Carlisle AreaKingstown
- Schoharie CountyBlenheim, Fulton, Jefferson, Sharon, Eminence
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- Mid-Atlantic PlacesPhiladelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Wilmington, Trenton
- PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Erie, Harrisburg
- UK CitiesLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds