St Cuthbert Without
St Cuthbert Without | |
|---|---|
Civil parish | |
| Coordinates:54°51′00″N2°53′46″W/ 54.850°N 2.896°W | |
| Country | England |
| Primary council | Cumberland |
| County | Cumbria |
| Region | North West England |
| Status | Civil parish |
| Main settlements | Blackwell,Brisco,Durdar,CarletonandWreay |
| Government | |
| •UK Parliament | Carlisle |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,422 |
| Website | stcuthbertwithout.org.uk/ |
St Cuthbert Without,or simplySt Cuthbert,is acivil parishwithin theCumberlandunitary authorityarea inCumbria,England.
The parish lies immediately to the south ofCarlisleitself and comprises the following settlements - Blackwell, Durdar, Carleton,BriscoandWreay(the first three are usually regarded as outlying parts of Carlisle, although were not part of the formercounty boroughof Carlisle). According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,043.
The civil parish was formed in 1866 and has seen various boundary changes during its existence, mostly due to the expansion of Carlisle, although the former separate parish of Wreay was absorbed in 1934.[1]
The parish is named afterSt Cuthbert'sChurchin Carlisle city centre. The "Without" part of the name means this was the part of theecclesiastical parishof St Cuthbert's that was outside the city boundary or walls. The original civil parish of Carlisle St Cuthbert was split in 1866 to form St Cuthbert Without and St Cuthbert Within - the latter of which became part of a merged Carlisle civil parish in 1904.
St Mary's Church (Wreay),built in 1842, is notable for its architecture.
At one time the parish included the modern Carlisle suburbs and districts of Botchergate, St Nicholas, Currock, Upperby and Harraby.
TheM6,A6andWest Coast main railway lineall run through the parish. The A6 meets the M6 at junction 42 (the Golden Fleece Roundabout) in Carleton. At different times there have beenrailway stationsat Wreay and Brisco.
The main river in the parish is theRiver Petteril.
Blackwell
[edit]Blackwell(54°52′05″N2°55′55″W/ 54.868°N 2.932°W) is a village in the parish, just south Carlisle.Carlisle Racecourseis in the village.
Durdar
[edit]Durdar(54°51′00″N2°55′41″W/ 54.850°N 2.928°W;postcode district CA2) is a small suburban area based around a crossroads (with a pub the Black Lion, and a petrol station/garage) in the parish, 2 km to the south of the city of Carlisle.
References
[edit]- ^"St Cuthbert Without CP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved10 December2021.
External links
[edit]- Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle: St. Cuthbert Without(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Durdar at Streetmap.co.uk
- "Durdar".The Cumbria Directory.Retrieved13 January2018.
See also
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