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Crosby Garrett Parish, 1848


CROSBY-GARRET (St. Andrew), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 6½ miles (W. by S.) from Brough; containing 274 inhabitants, of whom 202 are in the township of Crosby-Garrett. This parish, which comprises the townships of Crosby Garrett and Little Musgrave, separated by the intervening chapelry of Soulby, is bounded on the north-east by the river Eden, and on the south-west by a lofty verdant hill, called Crosby Fell. The village is situated at the foot of the Fell, in a deep and romantic valley. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £19. 4. 4½.; net income, £122; patron, William Crawford, Esq., lord of the manor. The church, which occupies an eminence overlooking the village, is a spacious and venerable structure, containing portions of the Norman style.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.

Crosby Garrett Civil Parish Westmorland, Parishes and Townships, 1848 Little Musgrave Crosby Garrett
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- Overview About Crosby Garrett Map Street View Crosby Garrett is a village in the Eden district of Cumbria, located roughly 3 miles west of Kirkby Stephen. St Andrew's Church here …
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- Overview About Little Musgrave Map Street View Little Musgrave is a village in the Eden district of Cumbria, located about 2½ miles south-west of Brough. The village of Great Musgrave …

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