St Cuthbert Without or simply St Cuthbert is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 within the City of Carlisle

City of Carlisle

The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...

 in Cumbria

Cumbria

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, England

England

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The parish lies immediately to the south of Carlisle itself and comprises the following settlements - Blackwell

Blackwell, Cumbria

Blackwell is a village in the parish of St Cuthbert Without, in City of Carlisle District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is just south of the city of Carlisle. There is Carlisle Racecourse in the village....

, Durdar

Durdar

Durdar is a small settlement in the parish of St Cuthbert Without, in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is 2 kilometres south of the Carlisle.-External links:*...

, Carleton

Carleton, Carlisle

Carleton is a hamlet on the A6 road, in the City of Carlisle district, in the English county of Cumbria.- Location :It is a few miles to the south-east of the city centre of Carlisle and is near the River Petteril.- Nearby settlements :...

, Brisco

Brisco, Cumbria

Brisco is a village in the parish of St Cuthbert Without, in the City of Carlisle District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is located a few miles south of the city of Carlisle, near Junction 42 of the M6 motorway. There is St Ninian's well in the village....

 and Wreay (the first three are usually regarded as outlying parts of Carlisle, although were not part of the former county borough

County borough

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 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

Local church

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 in Carlisle city centre. The "Without" part of the name means this was the part of the ecclesiastical parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 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

M6 motorway

The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...

, A6 and West Coast main railway line

West Coast Main Line

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 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 and Brisco.

The main river in the parish is the River Petteril

River Petteril

The River Petteril is a river running through the English county of Cumbria.The source of the Petteril is near Penruddock and Motherby, from where the young river runs northeast through Greystoke, Blencow and Newton Reigny, before passing under the M6 motorway, after which the river turns north,...

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Carlisle Racecourse is situated at Blackwell.