Brisco, Cumbria

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
Road through Brisco
Brisco Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY421518
Civil parish	St Cuthbert Without
District	Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA4
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Carlisle
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.858°N 2.902°W / 54.858; -2.902

History

The 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

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in St Cuthbert Without

References

1. "Brisco". The Cumbria Directory. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
2. "History of Brisco, in Carlisle and Cumberland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
3. "Last name: Brisco". Surname Database. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
4. "Brisco" (PDF). Carlisle City Council. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle : St. Cuthbert Without (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)