Botcherby
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image = St. Andrews, Botcherby - geograph.org.uk - 342954.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Andrew's Church, Botcherby
| coordinates = {{coord|54.88|-02.92|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Botcherby
| type = Suburb
| population = 6,194
| unitary_england = Cumberland
| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster =
| post_town = CARLISLE
| postcode_district = CA1
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code = 01228
| os_grid_reference = NY4155
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom City of Carlisle
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the former Carlisle district
| label_position =
}}
Botcherby is a former village in Cumbria, England, now considered a suburb of the city of Carlisle. It is located east of the River Petteril south of its confluence with the River Eden, Cumbria.
History
Botcherby was first named in 1170 and became part of Carlisle in 1912.{{citation|journal=Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society|title=Housing conditions in Carlisle in 1917|first=Jean|last=Turnbull|year=2005|pages=217–234|url=https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-2055-1/dissemination/pdf/Article_Level_Pdf/tcwaas/003/2005/vol5/tcwaas_003_2005_vol5_0016.pdf}} The first reference to "Botcherby" (albeit with a different spelling) was when William Rufus (King William II, reigned 1087–1100) granted a large piece of land around Carlisle to a Flemish mercenary officer called "Bochard" who had served in his
The grant was confirmed by William's successor, Henry I, in a Deed which obliged Bochard to build a castle (not for his own use) in the town, and also to "keep out the Scots and repopulate the district". At some point in the 16th century the name was anglicized to "Botcherby".
In 1812, Margery Jackson – a miser from Carlisle – spent her last years in the house of Joseph Bowman of Botcherby, with her box of gold. She left the money to Bowman.{{cite book |last1=Hallaway |first1=H.R. |title=Margery Jackson, 1722-1812: The Life and Times of the Carlisle Miser |date=1 January 1991 |publisher=Halstead Printers |isbn=978-0951763209}}
References
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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)
- {{cite web|url=https://maps.nls.uk/geo/records/#zoom=16&lat=54.8937&lon=-2.9044&layers=1250&b=7&point=0,0|title=Map of Botcherby from after 1900|website=National Library of Scotland|accessdate=20 December 2019}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.carlisle.gov.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Residents/Planning/PLAN_CA_Wood_Street.pdf|title=Map of Wood Street and Victoria Road Conservation Areas|website=Carlisle City Council|accessdate=26 Feb 2021}}