In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Botchergate like this:

BOTCHERGATE, a township in St. Cuthbert parish, Cumberland; within the city of Carlisle. Acres, 346. Pop., 9,122. Houses, 1,690.

Botchergate through time

Botchergate is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Botchergate itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Botchergate in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22690

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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