Rickerby Park

Rickerby Park

Rickerby Park is a public open space in Carlisle, Cumbria on the banks of the River Eden. It is the venue for the annual Cumberland County Show. [ [http://www.cumberlandshow.co.uk Cumberland Show] ] Nearby is Rickerby Hall and the village of Rickerby.

History

The manor of Rickerby has been owned by the a number of families, specifically the Tilliols, Pickerings, Westons, Musgraves, Studholmes, Gilpins, Richardsons, and Grahams.

In the 19th century it was owned by the banker, [ [http://www.carlislehistory.co.uk/carlislehistoryh.html Carlisle History] , accessed 26 July 2008] George Head Head. [http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/rickerbypark.htm VisitCumbria] , accessed 26 July 2008] In 1876, George Head Head died and Mile MacInnees, a justice of the Peace, succeeded to the 940 acres of Rickerby where he owned all the land.

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