Brisco
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Not to be confused with Briscoe, also in Cumberland
| Brisco | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Road through Brisco | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY421518 |
| Location: | 54°51’29"N, 2°54’7"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Carlisle |
| Postcode: | CA4 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Carlisle |
Brisco is a village in Cumberland, in the parish of St Cuthbert Without, standing a few miles south of the county town, the City of Carlisle. Junction 42 of the M6 motorway is nearby.
There is an ancient well in the village known as St Ninian's Well.
At one time the village had a railway station, Brisco Station, on the Carlisle-Penrith railway line.
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Brisco) |
