Botcherby

Botcherby
Botcherby  Botcherby shown within Cumbria
Population	6,194 (2011.ward)[1]
OS grid reference	NY4155
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
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Coordinates: 54°53′N 2°55′W / 54.88°N 02.92°W / 54.88; -02.92

Botcherby is a suburb and council estate in Carlisle in Cumbria, England, UK and was formerly a village.

History

Botcherby was first named in 1170 and became part of Carlisle in 1912. The first reference to “Botcherby” (albeit with a different spelling) was when William Rufus (King William II, 1087–1100) granted a large piece of land around Carlisle to a Flemish mercenary officer called “Bochardby” who had served in his army.

The grant was confirmed by William’s successor, Henry I, in a Deed which obliged Bochardby to build a Castle (not for his own use) in the town, also he had to “keep out the Scots and repopulate the district”.

At some point in the 16th century the name was anglicized to “Botcherby”

References

See also

• List of places in Cumbria