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,
Brisco and Wreay (the first three are usually regarded as outlying parts of Carlisle, although were not part of the former
county borough of 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.
The parish is named after
St Cuthbert's Church in Carlisle city centre. The "Without" part of the name means this was the part of the
ecclesiastical parish of 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 in 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.
The
M6,
A6 and
West Coast main railway line all run through the parish. The A6 meets the M6 at junction 42 (the Golden Fleece Roundabout) in Carleton. At different times there have been
railway stations at Wreay...
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