Hayton, Carlisle

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image_name = Church of Mary Magdalene, Hayton Geograph-1987480-by-Rose-and-Trev-Clough.jpg

| static_image_caption = Church of Mary Magdalene, Hayton

| coordinates = {{coord|54.911|-2.769|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Hayton

| population = 2,222

| population_ref = (2011)

| civil_parish = Hayton

|unitary_england= Cumberland

|lieutenancy_england= Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Carlisle

| post_town = BRAMPTON

| postcode_district = CA8

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 01228

| os_grid_reference = NY507576

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom City of Carlisle

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

| label_position =

}}

Hayton is a small village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, roughly {{convert|8|mi|km}} east of Carlisle, and {{convert|10|mi|km}} from the England/Scotland border. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 2,222.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124379&c=CA4+8PZ&d=16&e=62&g=6411649&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1435143458104&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=24 June 2015}}

The place name Hayton means hay farm and refers to the former farming in the area. There is a separate settlement named Hayton within Cumbria near Aspatria. St. Mary Magdalene Church was built in 1780. In the church are a number of memorials to the Graham family of Edmond Castle. Edmond Castle, a mile from the village, is thought to date from earlier than the 17th century.[http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=hayton_(brampton) Hayton (Brampton)][http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/edmondcastle.ht Edmond Castle, Hayton, Cumbria]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The nearby Toppin Castle farmhouse is a nineteenth-century imitation tower house.