Rickerby Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Rickerby Village - geograph.org.uk - 603040.jpg
Static Image Caption:Rickerby
Coordinates:54.904°N -2.915°W
Official Name:Rickerby
Civil Parish:Stanwix Rural
Shire District:City of Carlisle
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:CARLISLE
Postcode District:CA3
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01228
Os Grid Reference:NY414570
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom City of Carlisle
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria

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.

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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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descriptive gazetteer entry for Rickerby. A Vision of Britain through Time. 12 January 2022.