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{{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 (unitary authority)|Cumberland]]
| lieutenancy_england = [[Cumbria]]
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [[Penrith and Solway (UK Parliament constituency)|Penrith and Solway]]<br/>[[Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)|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 (district)|Cumberland]] [[unitary authority]] area in [[Cumbria]], England. The parish lies immediately to the south of [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]] itself and includes the settlements of Blackwell, Durdar, Carleton, [[Brisco, Cumbria|Brisco]] and [[Wreay]].

==History==
The parish has its origins in the [[ancient parish]] of Carlisle St Cuthbert. The parish was subdivided into nine [[Township (England)|townships]]: [[Botcherby]], Botchergate, [[Brisco, Cumbria|Brisco]], [[Carleton, St Cuthbert Without|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>

[[File:St. Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle - geograph.org.uk - 723413.jpg|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 motorway|M6]], [[A6 road (Great Britain)|A6]] and [[West Coast Main Line|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 station]]s 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 authorities of England|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 [[City of Carlisle|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]]

St Cuthbert Without - Revision history

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