Monkhill is a small village in the civil parish of Beaumont

Beaumont, Cumbria

Beaumont is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 447. The parish covers an area west of Carlisle, including Grinsdale, Kirkandrews-on-Eden, Monkhill, and Beaumont. The parish is bound by the River...

, in City of Carlisle

City of Carlisle

The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...

 District, in the county of Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Nearby settlements include the small city of Carlisle and the villages of Burgh by Sands

Burgh by Sands

Burgh by Sands is a village and civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England, situated near the Solway Firth. The parish includes the village of Burgh by Sands along with Longburgh, Dykesfield, Boustead Hill, Moorhouse and Thurstonfield....

 and Kirkandrews-on-Eden

Kirkandrews-on-Eden

Kirkandrews-on-Eden or Kirkandrews-upon-Eden is a small village in the parish of Beaumont, in the City of Carlisle District of the county of Cumbria, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Carlisle and the village of Monkhill.-References:...

. Monkhill has a pub called the Drovers Rest Inn and a place of worship. The village is situated on the course of a vallum

Vallum

Vallum is a term applied either to the whole or a portion of the fortifications of a Roman camp. The vallum usually comprised an earthen or turf rampart with a wooden palisade on top, with a deep outer ditch...

associated with Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...

 and is near the narrowest point of the River Eden

River Eden, Cumbria

The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England on its way to the Solway Firth.-Course of river:The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North...

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