Scotby, Cumberland

Historical Description

Scotby, a village and an ecclesiastical parish in Wetheral parish, Cumberland, 2¼ miles E of Carlisle, with a station on the N.E.R. and also one on the M.R., and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Carlisle. Population, 640. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle; net value, £160 with residence. The church, erected in 1854, consists of chancel, nave, and embattled tower. There is a Friends' meeting-house. There are large tanneries, a nursery, and market gardens. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Scotby from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Scotby)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Scotby are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Villages, Hamlets, &c