Stanwix Rural is a civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria immediately to the north east of Carlisle itself in fact parts of the Carlisle urban area stray into the parish. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. ... Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Carlisle is a city in the extreme north west of England, some 10 miles from the border with Scotland. ...

The parish includes the villages and hamlets of Houghton, Low Crosby, High Crosby, Brunstock, Linstock, Tarraby, Rickerby and part of Harker. Houghton is a commuter village to the north of the City of Carlisle in Cumbria, England. ...

Before 1966 the parish was simply called Stanwix although Stanwix itself was incorporated into the city, parish and municipal borough of Carlisle in 1905 along with the villages of Stainton and Etterby. A borough is a political division originally used in England. ...

The parish was subject to various boundary changes between 1866 and 1934 when it absorbed the former civil parish of Crosby-on-Eden.

The River Eden forms the southern edge of the parish and the M6 motorway and A689 road both run through the area. The River Eden is a river in Cumbria, England that flows through Carlisle on its way into the Solway Firth. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... The A689 is a road in northern England, that runs east from Junction 44 of the M6 motorway, near Carlisle in Cumbria, to Hartlepool, in the North East. ...