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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rickergate like this:
RICKERGATE, a township in Carlisle, St. Mary parish, Cumberland; within Carlisle city. Acres, 290. Pop.in 1851, 3,098; in 1861, 3, 564. Houses, 641. The castle barracks and a workhouse are here; and, at the census of 1861, had 55 and 70 inmates.
Rickergate is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rickergate itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rickergate in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22613
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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