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Stanwix Parish, 1848


STANWIX (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Carlisle, partly in Cumberland ward, but chiefly in Eskdale ward, E. division of Cumberland; containing, with the townships of Cargo, Etterby, Houghton, Linstock, Rickerby, Stainton, and Tarraby, 2,088 inhabitants, of whom 789 are in Stanwix township, ½ a mile (N.) from Carlisle. The parish is bounded on the south by the river Eden, which is crossed by a handsome stone bridge, leading into the city of Carlisle: the village is beautifully situated. A soft freestone abounds in the neighbourhood. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £9; net income, £264; patron, the Bishop of Carlisle, who, with the Dean and Chapter, is appropriator. The old church, lately rebuilt, was erected upon the site, and out of the ruins, of the Congavata of the Romans, of which station Severus' Wall formed the northern rampart, and near which many altars and inscriptions have been found. A district church was erected at Houghton in 1841.

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.

Stanwix Rural Civil Parish Cargo Tarraby Etterby Rickerby Stainton Houghton Linstock Cumberland, Parishes and Townships, 1848
Cargo
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Cargo
- Overview About Cargo Map Street View CARGO, or Craghow, a township, in the parish of Stanwix, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, E. division of Cumberland, 3¼ miles (N. W.) from …
Tarraby
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Tarraby
- Overview Map Street View TARRABY, a township, in the parish of Stanwix, union of Carlisle, Eskdale ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland, 1¾ mile (N.N.E.) from Carlisle; containing …
Etterby
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Etterby
- Overview Map Street View Etterby is a suburb of Carlisle, located on the northern side of the River Eden. It was a separate village before the growth of Carlisle; historically …
Stainton
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Stainton
- Overview About Stainton Map Street View Stainton is a hamlet, located by the River Eden, about a mile north-west of the centre of Carlisle. STAINTON, a township, in the parish …
Linstock
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Linstock
- Overview About Linstock Map Street View Linstock is a village in Cumbria, located by the River Eden, about 2 miles north-east of the centre of Carlisle. The village is part …
Rickerby
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Rickerby
- Overview Map Street View Rickerby is a village in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbra, located by the north banks of the River Eden, about 1 mile north-east of …
Houghton
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Houghton
- Overview About Houghton Map Street View HOUGHTON, a township, in the parish of Stanwix, union of Carlisle, Eskdale ward, E. division of Cumberland, 2 miles (N. by E.) from Carlisle; …

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