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Thursby Parish, 1848
THURSBY (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Wigton, ward, and E. division of the county, of Cumberland, containing, with the townships of Crofton, and Parton with Micklethwaite, 574 inhabitants, of whom 390 are in the township of High Thursby, 6 miles (S.W.) from Carlisle. This parish is supposed to have derived its name from Thor, the Saxon deity, to whose honour a temple is said to have been erected at Woodrigs, in the neighbourhood. High Thursby comprises 1,071a. 1r. 6p., of which 861 acres are arable, 176 meadow, and 21 mere. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £11. 10. 5.; net income, £160; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The great tithes of High Thursby have been commuted for £150, and the small for £84: the vicar has a glebe of 23 acres. Here is a school, founded in 1740, and endowed in 1798 by Thomas Tomlinson, Esq., with the interest of £354. A pillar of coarse stone, inscribed to Philip the Emperor and his son, A.D. 248, dug up near the military way at Wigton, is carefully preserved here.
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.
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Thursby
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Thursby Parish
- "Ancient parish in Cumberland ward, Cumberland, containing three townships of High & Low Thursby, Crofton, and Parton & Micklethwaite.....manor of Thursby held by Guy de Boyvill of Kirksanton in mid-13th …
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Crofton
- Overview About Crofton Map Street View CROFTON, a township, in the parish of Thursby, union of Wigton, Cumberland ward, and E. division of Cumberland, 3¼ miles (E.N.E.) from Wigton; containing …
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Micklethwaite
- Overview Map Street View Micklethwaite is a hamlet in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, located on the A596 road, just over 2 miles north-east of Wigton and 2 miles west of …
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Thursby
- Overview About Thursby Map Street View Thursby is a village in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, located about 6 miles south-west of Carlisle and 4 miles east of Wigton. There …
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Thursby Parish
- "Ancient parish in Cumberland ward, Cumberland, containing three townships of High & Low Thursby, Crofton, and Parton & Micklethwaite.....manor of Thursby held by Guy de Boyvill of Kirksanton in mid-13th …
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