Rickerby is a village in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural, in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is situated near Carlisle, next to the River Eden. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 97.[1] The property belonged to Richard de Tilliol of Scaleby Castle, whose descendant Adam de Rickerby lived in the village in about 1230. Rickerby Park is nearby.
| Rickerby | |
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 Rickerby | |
  Rickerby Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria  Rickerby Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY414570 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLISLE |
| Postcode district | CA3 |
| Dialling code | 01228 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Descriptive gazetteer entry for Rickerby". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
Further reading
editHutchinson, 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
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Stanwix (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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