How, Cumbria

How

The Victoria Inn public house, How
How
 How shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY504563
Civil parishHayton
DistrictCity of Carlisle
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BRAMPTON
Postcode district CA8
Dialling code 01228
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentPenrith and The Border
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°53′56″N 2°46′19″W / 54.899°N 2.772°W / 54.899; -2.772

How is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria.

How is located eight miles due east of the City of Carlisle, to the south of Hayton. There are many hotels in Cumbria with How in the name.[1] The name How is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning hill or mound.[2]

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