A city is a borough which has or had a bishop, or which has been created a city by the Crown. It is a purely honorific title. Carlisle is the only city in Cumbria. The City of Carlisle was incorporated in 1158. It was made a County Borough in 1888 and gained District Council powers in 1974.
Carlisle City pre 1835 records include:
Charters and letters patent
Assembly minutes
Freeman and gild admission
Court records of the Court of Mayor and Bailiffs, Court leet, Court of Freeholders and of Customary tenants
Chamberlains' accounts
Rentals
Manor of Warwick records
Carlisle City post 1835 records include:
Minute books of Board of Health/Urban Sanitary Authority
Letter books
Electoral registers
Burgess/Citizen rolls
Motor taxation registers and records re 'HH' registration
Rate books
Valuation lists
Building control plans
Carlisle City post 1975 records include:
Copy minute books of council and committees
Rate books