Brisco or Birksceugh is a village in the civil parish of St Cuthbert Without, in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. 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.[1] In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 the township had a population of 323.[2]
Brisco | |
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Road through Brisco | |
Location within Cumbria | |
OS grid reference | NY421518 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CARLISLE |
Postcode district | CA4 |
Dialling code | 01228 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
History
editThe name "Brisco" means "wood of the (Strathclyde) Britons", Brisco was recorded as "Brethesco" in the 1203 Pipe Rolls. The village is one of the possible sources of the surname Brisco.[3][4] Brisco railway station served the village.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brisco". The Cumbria Directory. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "History of Brisco, in Carlisle and Cumberland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Last name: Brisco". Surname Database. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Brisco" (PDF). Carlisle City Council. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
External links
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle : St. Cuthbert Without (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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