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Mallerstang Civil Parish


Parish boundaries may have changed - for the latest map see Cumbria County Council.

About the Parish

Main Settlements: Outhgill, Southwaite, Aisgill. Castlethwaite
Population:

173  (2011 Census)

118  (2001 Census)

Area: 40.0 km2
Parish Council: Mallerstang Parish meeting
District Council: Eden District Council
County Council: Cumbria County Council

Historical

Acient Township:

Mallerstang Chapelry

Townships became civil parishes in their own right in 1866 (see below).

Ancient Parish:

Kirkby Stephen Parish  (St Stephen)

Ancient parishes refer to the parishes before the split between ecclesiastical (church) and civil parishes in the 19th century. They had a parish church and often were composed of multiple townships and chapelries. In many cases, townships and parishes were originally based on the territory of manors from the feudal system during medieval times. Civil parishes were created following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866, in which Church of England parishes, extra-parochial areas, townships and chapelries, became "civil parishes" which could set their own poor rate (tax). Then the reforms of Local Government Act 1894 established elected civil parish councils (or parish meetings for parishes with less than 300 residents) and created urban and rural districts. Boundaries of parishes and civil parishes may have changed over time.

Ancient District:

East (ward)

Poor Law Union:

East Ward Poor Law Union, formed in 1836.

East Ward Union Workhouse was located in Kirkby Stephen, using the existing workhouse there.

Under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 parishes were grouped into Unions, each of which had to build a workhouse if they did not already have one. It ended the old system of locally provided poor relief which had come under strain as numbers out of work grew, following increasing mechanisation of agriculture and the economic downturn after the Napoleonic Wars, along with changing social attitudes. The workhouse provided those unable to support themselves financially with accommodation and work. Inmates were generally segregated into men, women, boys and girls. 

The workhouse system was abolished by the Local Government Act 1929, but many workhouses lived on as ‘Public Assistance Institutions’ until the National Assistance Act 1948.

County:

Westmorland, until 1974, then:

Cumbria, which was created on the 1st of April 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972. The new county absorbed Cumberland and Westmorland, and added some parts of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

District Council:

East Westmorland Rural District (1894 - 1935)

North Westmorland Rural District (1935 - 1974)

Eden District (1974 - )  Created by the Local Government Act 1972. Eden absorbed parts of Cumberland (Penrith Urban District, Alston with Garrigill Rural District and Penrith Rural District), and parts of Westmorland (Appleby Municipal Borough, part of Lakes Urban District and North Westmorland Rural District).

See also:  Historic Buildings and Monuments in Mallerstang Civil Parish. Note: listed buildings are generally the responsibility of the county council / unitary authority, rather than the parish council.

Civil Parishes in Cumbria Outhgill Historic Buildings and Monuments in Mallerstang Civil Parish Mallerstang Township, 1848
Outhgill
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Outhgill
- Overview About Outhgill Map Street View   Outhgill is a hamlet in Mallerstang, Cumbria, England. It lies about 5 miles south of Kirkby Stephen. It is the main hamlet in …
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Mallerstang Parish Meeting

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