9-764: Kirkbride may refer to: Kirkbride, Cumbria , a village in England Alec Kirkbride (1897–1978), British diplomat Anne Kirkbride (1954–2015), British soap opera actress John Kirkbride (musician) (born 1946), Scottish guitarist and songwriter John Kirkbride (athlete) (born 1947), British middle-distance runner Julie Kirkbride (born 1960), British MP for Bromsgrove Ronald Kirkbride (1912-1973), Canadian writer Thomas Story Kirkbride (1809–1883), American psychiatrist Kirkbride Plan , an architectural design devised by Thomas Story Kirkbride The B. B. Kirkbride Bible Company, Inc., publisher of
18-587: A road led north-east to the nearby fort of Coggabata on Hadrian's Wall at Drumburgh , on the shores of the Solway Firth . The third, longer, road led roughly south-south-east to the large Roman fort at Old Carlisle , just south of Wigton . The road did not follow the modern direct route to Wigton, but instead skirted the east side of the River Wampool past Biglands and Gamelsby , and then turned south. More recent history includes construction of
27-515: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kirkbride, Cumbria Kirkbride is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria , England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 489. Significant ancient historical remains close to Kirkbride include the Kirkbride Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall some miles to the north. Both Hadrian's Wall in this western reach and
36-615: The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible . Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kirkbride . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirkbride&oldid=1218184290 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
45-517: The 2017 election to eject the previous MP Sue Hayman by a margin of 4,136 votes. For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area . Other than by car there is a public transport option from Carlisle, the Stagecoach 93 bus [REDACTED] Media related to Kirkbride, Cumbria at Wikimedia Commons Old Carlisle Old Carlisle is a village in
54-596: The Church of St Bride; first recorded in 1189, it is surrounded by the area designated as Kirkbride Roman Fort. The Kirkbride war memorial also stands in the grounds of the church. Kirkbride was part of the parliamentary constituency of Workington . In the December 2019 general election , the Conservative candidate for Workington, Mark Jenkinson , was elected as MP , overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from
63-746: The Kirkbride fort were originally of turf and timber construction, probably due to the paucity of available stone in this part of England around the Solway Plain ; the Wall was later rebuilt in stone. In 122 AD , the Romans constructed Hadrian's Wall , which incorporated the Vallum earthwork. It is thought that Kirkbride Fort predates Hadrian's Wall and was built as part of the Stanegate frontier. The Wall
72-538: The civil parish of Westward in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria , England. It is located by the River Waver, and was originally a part of Cumberland before the reorganisation of local government in 1974. During the Roman Times, Old Carlisle was home to a Roman Fort. It has been dated back to the 2nd century AD, and was destroyed and rebuilt in 296 AD. This Cumbria location article
81-434: Was designed primarily to prevent entrance by small bands of raiders or unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting line for a major invasion according to Stephen Johnson. LIDAR photography has proved the existence of three Roman roads linking Kirkbride Roman fort with other Roman forts. The primary road is a continuation of the Stanegate road west from Carlisle (Roman Luguvalium ) to Kirkbride. From there
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