{{Short description|Civil parish in Cumbria, England}} {{about|a parish in Cumbria|a similarly named parish in Somerset|St Cuthbert Out}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place | country = England | official_name = St Cuthbert Without | coordinates = {{coord|54.856|-2.900|display=inline,title}} | population = 5,143 | population_ref = (Parish, 2021)<ref name=2021census>{{cite web |title=2021 Census Parish Profiles |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021_pp |website=NOMIS |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=31 March 2025}} (To get individual community data, use the query function on table PP002.)</ref> | civil_parish = St Cuthbert Without | unitary_england = Cumberland | lieutenancy_england = Cumbria | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway<br/>Carlisle | post_town = CARLISLE | postcode_district = | postcode_area = | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = NY420500 | static_image_name = Brisco Common - geograph.org.uk - 1283012.jpg | static_image_caption = Brisco Common | london_distance = }}
'''St Cuthbert Without''' is a civil parish within the Cumberland unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The parish lies immediately to the south of Carlisle itself and includes the settlements of Blackwell, Durdar, Carleton, Brisco and Wreay.
==History== The parish has its origins in the ancient parish of Carlisle St Cuthbert. The parish was subdivided into nine townships: Botcherby, Botchergate, Brisco, Carleton, English Street, Harraby, High Blackhall, Low Blackhall, and Upperby. The English Street township was within the ancient borough boundaries of Carlisle, which roughly followed the Carlisle city walls, whereas the rest of the parish was outside (or 'without') the borough.<ref>{{cite book |title=Parliamentary Papers |date=1830 |page=365 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Parliamentary_Papers/ErpDAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA365&printsec=frontcover |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref> Botchergate was added to the parliamentary borough (constituency) of Carlisle in 1832, and the municipal borough boundaries were adjusted to match the constituency in 1836.<ref>{{cite book |title=Parliamentary Boundaries Act |date=1832 |page=338 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Statutes_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Gr/Uq0uAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA338&printsec=frontcover |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Municipal Corporations Act |date=1835 |page=456 |url=https://archive.org/details/statutesunitedk35britgoog/page/456/mode/2up |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>
thumb|left|St Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle, after which the parish is named, despite it not being in the parish From the 17th century onwards, parishes were gradually given various civil functions under the poor laws, in addition to their original ecclesiastical functions. In some cases, including Carlisle St Cuthbert, the civil functions were exercised by subdivisions of the parish rather than the parish as a whole. The parish was split into two parts for administering the poor laws: the English Street township, and the rest of the parish.<ref>{{cite book |title=Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Municipal Corporations in England and Wales: Appendix 3 |date=1835 |page=1467 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Report_of_the_Commissioners_Appointed_to/N3FTAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA1467&printsec=frontcover |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref> In 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so the English Street township became the civil parish of St Cuthbert Within, and the rest of the old parish became a civil parish called St Cuthbert Without.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Youngs |first1=Frederic |title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume II, Northern England |date=1991 |publisher=Royal Historical Society |location=London |isbn=0861931270 |page=xv}}</ref> Botchergate, despite having been brought within the borough boundaries in 1836, continued to form part of St Cuthbert Without parish until 1894.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Langston |first1=Brett |title=Carlisle Registration District |url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/carlisle.html |website=UK BMD |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>
The parish boundaries were then adjusted on a number of occasions, mostly ceding further territory to Carlisle. The civil parish of Wreay (which had historically been a township in the parish of Carlisle St Mary) was abolished in 1934 and its area added to St Cuthbert Without.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10012107|title=St Cuthbert Without CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 December 2021}}</ref>
[[File:St Mary's Church - geograph.org.uk - 5381362.jpg|thumb|St Mary's Church, Wreay]] St Mary's Church, Wreay, built in 1842, is notable for its architecture.
==Geography== The M6, A6 and West Coast main railway line 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.
=== Blackwell === Blackwell ({{coord|54.868|-2.932|display=inline}}) is a village in the parish, just south of Carlisle. Carlisle Racecourse is in the village.
=== Durdar === Durdar ({{coord|54.850|-2.928|display=inline}}; postcode district CA2) is a small suburban area based around a crossroads (with a pub the Black Lion, and a petrol station/garage) in the parish, 2 km to the south of the city of Carlisle.
==Governance== There are two tiers of local government covering St Cuthbert Without, at parish and unitary authority level: St Cuthbert Without Parish Council and Cumberland Council.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Cuthbert Without Parish Council |url=https://www.stcuthbertwithout.org.uk/ |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>
From 1974 to 2023 the parish was in Carlisle district.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/carlisle-st-cuthbert-without Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle : St. Cuthbert Without] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) *[http://www.streetmap.co.uk/idmap.srf?x=340516&y=550940&z=120&sv=340516,550940&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=idmap.srf&searchp=ids.srf&ax=340516&ay=550940&lm=0 Durdar at Streetmap.co.uk] *{{cite web| url =http://www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Town_or_Village/location.php?url=durdar|title=Durdar|publisher= The Cumbria Directory|accessdate = 13 January 2018}}
==See also== {{portal|Cumbria}} {{Commons category|St Cuthbert Without}}
*Listed buildings in St Cuthbert Without
Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria Category:Cumberland (unitary authority) Category:St Cuthbert Without