
Thursby is a village in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is near to the city of Carlisle. Thursby was historically part of the county of Cumberland.
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Thursby is a village in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is near to the city of Carlisle. Thursby was historically part of the county of Cumberland.
== History == thumb|Entrance to Crofton, Cumbria|Crofton Hall, near Thursby Thursby lies on an old Roman road, 6 miles south of Carlisle. Thursby takes its old name 'Thor's by' from Thor, the Thunder God of the Saxons, whose temple was reputedly nearby at Kirksteads. The village is predominantly centred on the parish church, a Victorian building built in 1846 and funded by Sir Wastell Brisco of Crofton Hall. The earlier church is reported to have been built by King David I of Scotland.
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