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.
The location is that of the street in Carlisle called Botchergate, as shown on modern street maps.
Botchergate through time
Botchergate is now part of Carlisle district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carlisle has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Botchergate itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Botchergate, in Carlisle and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22690
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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