Low Hesket

Low Hesket is a village in the English county of Cumbria but was traditionally in the Historic [counties of England|historic county] of Cumberland.
Low Hesket is on the A6 [road (Great Britain)|A6 road] south of Carlisle. This is a former Roman road, and a milestone from that era has been discovered there inscribed IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINO P F INV AVG, which expands to Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus, dating it from the time of emperor Constantine I, who ruled from 307 to 337.

Governance

Low Hesket is in the United Kingdom [Parliament constituencies|parliamentary constituency] of Penrith and Solway.
Administratively, Low Hesket forms part of the civil parish of Hesket, which, in turn, is part of the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area.