Brisco or Birksceugh is a village in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
St Cuthbert Without
St Cuthbert Without, or simply St Cuthbert, is a civil parish within the City of Carlisle in Cumbria, England.
The parish lies immediately to the south of Carlisle itself and comprises the following settlements - Blackwell, Durdar, Carleton, ...
, in the
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...
district, in the county of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
, England. It is located a few miles south of the city of
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...
, near Junction 42 of the
M6 motorway
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. There is
St Ninian
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's well in the village. In the
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
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of 1870-72 the
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
had a population of 323.
History
The name "Brisco" means "wood of the (Strathclyde) Britons", Brisco was recorded as "Brethesco" in the 1203 Pipe Rolls. The village is one of the possible sources of the surname
Brisco.
served the village.
See also
*
Listed buildings in St Cuthbert Without
St Cuthbert Without is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 43 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle : St. Cuthbert Without(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
City of Carlisle
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