Rickerby is a village in the civil parish of
Stanwix Rural, in the
Cumberland
Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...
district, in the county of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
, England. It is situated near
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
, next to the
River Eden. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 97.
The property belonged to Richard de Tilliol of
Scaleby Castle, whose descendant Adam de Rickerby lived in the village in about 1230.
Rickerby Park
Rickerby Park is a public open space in Carlisle, Cumbria on the banks of the River Eden. The parkland is dotted with mature trees, beneath which cattle and sheep graze the sweet pasture grasses. A riverbank path follows the sweeping bends of t ...
is nearby.
See also
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Listed buildings in Stanwix Rural
References
Further reading
Hutchinson, William, ''The History of the County of Cumberland and Some Places Adjacent from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time'' (Carlisle: F. Jollie, 1794.), 2:571
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Stanwix(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Villages in Cumbria
Cumberland (unitary authority)
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