Westmorland, Parishes and Townships, 1848


1848

This searchable page includes links to more detailed information. It is based on: 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.

This page relates to the historic county of Westmorland as it was in 1848, which has several differences to the area of the 'new' unitary authority of Westmorland created as part of the local government reorganisation of Cumbria in April 2023.

Name Type Population Parish Union Ward
Appleby (St Lawrence)

Parish

Incorporated market-town / Borough

 1,354 Appleby (St Lawrence) East East
Colby

Township

 156 Appleby (St Lawrence) East East
Scattergate Township 156 Appleby (St Lawrence) East East
Drybeck Township 86 Appleby (St Lawrence) East East
Asby Parish 407 Asby East East
Asby-Windewath Township 222 Asby East East
Asby-Coatsforth Township 129 Asby East East
Little Asby Township 56 Asby East East
Askham Parish 635 Askham West West
Bampton Parish 575 Bampton West West
Mardale (part of) Chapelry   Bampton West West
Ambleside Parochial Chapelry 1,281 Grasmere / Windermere Kendal Kendal
Windermere Parish 2,498 Windermere Kendal Kendal
Applethwaite Township 436 Windermere Kendal Kendal
Bowness-on-Windermere Post Town ? Windermere Kendal Kendal
Troutbeck Chapelry 299 Windermere Kendal Kendal
Undermilbeck Township 1,033 Windermere Kendal Kendal
Grasmere Parish 1,681 Grasmere Kendal Kendal
Grasmere Township 345 Grasmere Kendal Kendal
Great and Little Langdale Chapelry 442 Grasmere Kendal Kendal
Rydal with Loughrigg Township 343 Grasmere Kendal Kendal
Winster Chapelry 1,033* Kendal Kendal Kendal
Cliburn Parish 251 Cliburn West West
Crosby Garrett Parish 274 Crosby Garrett East East
Crosby Garrett Township 202 Crosby Garrett East East
Little Musgrave Township 72 Crosby Garrett East East
Barton Parish 1,668 Barton West West
Low Winder Township   Barton West West
Martindale Chapelry 198 Barton West West
Patterdale with Hartsop Chapelry 573 Barton West West
Sockbridge with Tirrel Township   Barton West West
Yanwith with Eamont Bridge Township   Barton West West
High Barton Township 323 Barton West West
Beetham Parish 1,656 Beetham Kendal Kendal
Beetham Township 845 Beetham Kendal Kendal
Arnside Hamlet   Beetham Kendal Kendal
Farleton Township 118 Beetham Kendal Kendal
Haverbrack Township 117 Beetham Kendal Kendal
Methop with Ulpha Township   Beetham Kendal Kendal
Witherslack Township 489 Beetham Kendal Kendal
Brougham Parish 249 Brougham West West
Brough under Stainmoor Parish 1,694 Brough under Stainmoor East East
Brough Township 899 Brough under Stainmoor East East
Brough Sowerby Township 142 Brough under Stainmoor East East
Hilbeck Township 42 Brough under Stainmoor East East
Stainmore Chapelry 611 Brough under Stainmoor East East
Shap Parish 996 Shap West West
Swindale Chapelry   Shap West West
Mardale (part of) ?   Shap West West
Crosby Ravensworth Parish 909 Crosby Ravensworth West West
Crosby Ravensworth Township 323 Crosby Ravensworth West West
Maulds Meaburn Township 310 Crosby Ravensworth West West
Reagill Township   Crosby Ravensworth West West
Birbeck-Fells (part of) Township 200 Crosby Ravensworth West West
Clifton Parish 288 Clifton West West
Burton-in-Kendal Parish 2,387 Burton-in-Kendal Kendal Kendal
Dalton (Lancashire) Township 155 Burton-in-Kendal Kendal Kendal
Burton-in-Kendal Township 796 Burton-in-Kendal Kendal Kendal
Holme Township   Burton-in-Kendal Kendal Kendal
Holmscale Township   Burton-in-Kendal Kendal Kendal
Preston Patrick Township 484 Burton-in-Kendal Kendal Kendal
Warcop Parish 705 Warcop East East
Bleatarn Hamlet   Warcop East East
Kendal Parish 18,027 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Kendal Town 10,225 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Burneside Chapelry 878 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Strickland-Ketel Township 466 Burneside Kendal Kendal
Strickland-Roger Township 412 Burneside Kendal Kendal
Crook Chapelry 257 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Helsington Chapelry 310 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Hugil Chapelry 382 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Old Hutton with Holmescales Chapelry 488 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Kentmere Chapelry 198 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Natland Chapelry 251 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Long Sleddale Chapelry   Kendal Kendal Kendal
Nether Staveley Township 201 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Over Staveley Chapelry 527 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Underbarrow with Bradley-Field Chapelry   Kendal Kendal Kendal
Dillicar Township 85 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Docker Township 82 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Grayrigg Chapelry 801 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Grayrigg Township 264 Kendal Kendal Kendal
New Hutton Township   Kendal Kendal Kendal
Kirkland Township 1,222 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Lambrigg Township 143 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Patton Township   Kendal Kendal Kendal
Scalthwaiterigg with Hay and Hutton-i'-th'-Hay Township   Kendal Kendal Kendal
Selside Chapelry 530 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Selside with Whitwell Township 335 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Skelsmergh Township   Kendal Kendal Kendal
Whinfell Township 187 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Fawcett-Forest (part of) Township   Kendal Kendal Kendal
Nether Graveship (part of) Township 334 Kendal Kendal Kendal
Undermilbeck (part of) Township   Kendal Kendal Kendal
Kirkby Lonsdale Parish 4,178 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Barbon Chapelry 315 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Casterton Chapelry 623 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Firbank Chapelry 199 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Hutton-Roof Chapelry 319 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Killington Chapelry 301 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Mansergh Chapelry 232 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Middleton Chapelry 275 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Kirkby-Lonsdale Township 1,629 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Lupton Township 285 Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lonsdale
Kirkby Stephen Parish 2,850 Kirkby Stephen East East
Kirkby Stephen Township 1,345 Kirkby Stephen East East
Hartley Township 158 Kirkby Stephen East East
Kaber Township 214 Kirkby Stephen East East
Nateby Township 108 Kirkby Stephen East East
Smardale Township 35 Kirkby Stephen East East
Waitby Township 54 Kirkby Stephen East East
Wharton Township 55 Kirkby Stephen East East
Winton Township 358 Kirkby Stephen East East
Mallerstang Chapelry 223 Kirkby Stephen East East
Soulby Chapelry 300 Kirkby Stephen East East
Kirby Thore Parish 1,171 Kirby Thore East East
Kirby Thore Township 442 Kirby Thore East East
Milburn Chapelry 348 Kirby Thore East East
Temple-Sowerby Chapelry 381 Kirby Thore East East
Orton Parish 1,449 Orton East East
Orton

Market Town

 558 Orton East East
Bretherdale

Township

 82 Orton East East
Langdale

Township

 123 Orton East East
Raisbeck

Township

 214 Orton East East
Tebay

Township

 368 Orton East East
Birbeck-Fells (part of)

Township

 200 Orton East East
Fawcet Forest (part of)

Township

 83 Orton East East
Long Marton

Parish

 804 Long Marton East East
Long Marton

Township

 303 Long Marton East East
Brampton

Township

 304 Long Marton East East
Knock

Township

 197 Long Marton East East
Morland

Parish

 1,923 Morland West West
Morland

Township

 426 Morland West west
Sleagill

Township

 153 Morland West West
Thrimby with Little Strickland

Chapelry

 200 Morland West West
Great Strickland

Township

 277 Morland West West
Thrimby

Township

 66 Morland West West
Bolton

Chapelry

 383 Morland West West
King's Meaburn

Township

 200 Morland West West
Newby

Township

 284 Morland West West
Levens

Parish

 993 Levens Kendal Kendal
Heversham

Parish

 4,405 Heversham Kendal Kendal
Crosthwaite with Lyth

Chapelry

 717 Heversham Kendal Kendal
Hincaster

Township

 136 Heversham Kendal Kendal
Levens

Township

   Heversham Kendal Kendal
Sedgwick

Township

 240 Heversham Kendal Kendal
Heversham with Milnthorpe

Township

 1,599 Heversham Kendal Kendal
Stainton (Crosscrake)

Township

 365 Heversham Kendal Kendal
Preston Richard

Township

 355 Heversham Kendal Kendal
Lowther

Parish

 470 Lowther West West
Lowther

Township

 216 Lowther West West
Hackthorpe

Township

 102 Lowther West West
Melkinthorpe

Township

 99 Lowther West West
Whale

Township

   Lowther West West
Dufton

Parish

 466 Dufton East East
Dufton

Township

 441 Dufton East East
Keisley

Township

 25 Dufton East East
Newbiggin

Parish

 140 Newbiggin East East
Appleby (St Michael / Bongate)

Parish

 1,165 Appleby (St Michael) East East
Murton

Township

 172 Appleby (St Michael) East East
Crackenthorpe

Township

 104 Appleby (St Michael) East East
Bongate with Langton

Township

 618 Appleby (St Michael) East East
Great Musgrave

Parish

 167 Great Musgrave East East
Ravenstonedale

Parish

 973 Ravenstonedale East East
Ormside

Parish

 190 Ormside East East

Bolton

Crook

 

Crosscrake

Crosthwaite

Dufton

Grayrigg

Helsington

Heversham

Holme

Hugill

Hutton, New

Hutton, Old

Kendal St George

Kendal St Thomas

 

Langdale

Levens

Long Sleddale

Mallerstang

Mardale

Martindale

Marton, Long

Middleton

Milburn

Milnthorpe

Natland

Preston Patrick

Selside

Skelsmergh

Smardale

Soulby

Sowerby, Temple

Staveley

Swindale

Thrimby

Underbarrow

Winster

Witherslack

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Grasmere Parish, 1848
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Grasmere Parish, 1848
- GRASMERE (St. Oswald), a parish, in Kendal ward and union, county of Westmorland; comprising the townships of Grasmere, and Rydal with Loughrigg, the chapelry of Langdale, and part of Ambleside; …
Westmorland, Parishes and Townships, 1848
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Westmorland, Parishes and Townships, 1848
- This searchable page includes links to more detailed information. It is based on: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and …
Cliburn Parish, 1848
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Cliburn Parish, 1848
- CLIBURN (St. Cuthbert), a parish, in the West ward and union, county of Westmorland, 6 miles (S.E.) from Penrith; containing 251 inhabitants. The parish is pleasantly situated between the rivers …
Kirkby Stephen Parish, 1848
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Kirkby Stephen Parish, 1848
- KIRKBY-STEPHEN (St. Stephen), a market-town and parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland; comprising the townships of Hartley, Kaber, Kirkby-Stephen, Nateby, Smardale, Waitby, Wharton, and Winton, and the …
Kirkby Lonsdale Parish, 1848
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Kirkby Lonsdale Parish, 1848
- KIRKBY-LONSDALE (St. Mary), a market-town and parish, in the union of Kendal, Lonsdale ward, county of Westmorland; comprising the chapelries of Barbon, Casterton, Firbank, Hutton-Roof, Killington, Mansergh, and Middleton, and …
Great Asby Parish, 1848
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Great Asby Parish, 1848
- 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. ASBY, GREAT (St. …
Askham Parish, Westmorland, 1848
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Askham Parish, Westmorland, 1848
- ASKHAM (St. Peter), a parish, in West ward and union, county of Westmorland, 4¾ miles (S) from Penrith; containing 635 inhabitants. It comprises 4,264 acres, of which 2,049 are tithable, …
Bampton (St Patrick) Parish, 1848
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Bampton (St Patrick) Parish, 1848
- BAMPTON (St. Patrick), a parish, in West ward and union, county of Westmorland, 9 miles (S.) from Penrith; containing, with part of Mardale chapelry, 579 inhabitants. This parish comprises by …
Kirkby Thore Parish, 1848
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Kirkby Thore Parish, 1848
- KIRKBY THURE or THORE (St. Michael), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland; containing, with the chapelries of Milbourne and Temple-Sowerby, 1,171 inhabitants, of whom 442 are …
Shap Parish, 1848
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Shap Parish, 1848
- SHAP (St. Michael), a small town and a parish, in West ward and union, county of Westmorland, 6 miles (N.W.) from Orton; containing, with the chapelry of Swindale, and part …
Beetham (St. Michael) Parish, 1848
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Beetham (St. Michael) Parish, 1848
- BEETHAM (St. Michael), a parish, in the union and ward of Kendal, county of Westmorland; containing, with the townships of Farleton, Haverbrack, Methop with Ulpha, and Witherslack, 1,656 inhabitants, of …
Levens Parish, 1848
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Levens Parish, 1848
- LEVENS, a chapelry, in the parish, union, and ward of Kendal, county of Westmorland, 3 miles (N. by W.) from Milnthorpe; containing 993 inhabitants. On the eastern bank of the …
Warcop Parish, 1848
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Warcop Parish, 1848
- WARCOP (St. Columba), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 3 miles (W. by N.) from Brough, on the road to Appleby; containing 705 inhabitants. This parish …
Orton Parish, Westmorland, 1848
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Orton Parish, Westmorland, 1848
- ORTON (All Saints), a market-town and parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 9 miles (S.W. by S.) from Appleby, and 275 (N.W. by N.) from London; containing, …
Kendal Parish, 1848
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Kendal Parish, 1848
- KENDAL (Holy Trinity), a newly-enfranchised borough, a market-town, and parish, and the head of a union, chiefly in Kendal ward, but partly in Lonsdale ward, county of Westmorland; the whole …
Barton Parish, Westmorland, 1848
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Barton Parish, Westmorland, 1848
- BARTON (St. Michael), a parish, in West ward and union, county of Westmorland, 4 miles (S.W. by S.) from Penrith; comprising the chapelries of Martindale and Patterdale-with-Hartsop, and the townships …
Lowther Parish, 1848
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Lowther Parish, 1848
- LOWTHER (St. Michael), a parish, in West ward and union, county of Westmorland, 4¾ miles (S.) from Penrith; containing, with the townships of Hackthorpe, Melkinthorpe, and Whale, 470 inhabitants, of …
Dufton Parish, 1848
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Dufton Parish, 1848
- DUFTON (St. Cuthbert), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 4 miles (N.E.) from Appleby; containing, with the township of Keisley, 466 inhabitants, of whom 441 are …
Newbiggin Parish, Westmorland, 1848
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Newbiggin Parish, Westmorland, 1848
- NEWBIGGIN (St. Edmund), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 7¼ miles (N.W. by N.) from Appleby; containing 140 inhabitants. It comprises 1,184 acres, of which 500 …
Long Marton Parish, 1848
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Long Marton Parish, 1848
- MARTON, LONG (St. Margaret), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 4 miles (N.N.W.) from Appleby; containing, with the townships of Brampton and Knock, 804 inhabitants, of …
Crosby Ravensworth Parish, 1848
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Crosby Ravensworth Parish, 1848
- CROSBY-RAVENSWORTH (St. Lawrence), a parish, in West ward and union, county of Westmorland, 4 miles (N. by E.) from Orton; containing, with the townships of Mauld's-Meaburn, Reagill, and part of …
Heversham Parish, 1848
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Heversham Parish, 1848
- HEVERSHAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the union and ward of Kendal, county of Westmorland; containing, with the chapelry of Crosthwaite with Lyth, and the townships of Hincaster, Levens, Preston-Richard, …
Morland Parish, 1848
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Morland Parish, 1848
- MORLAND (St. Lawrence), a parish, in West ward and union, county of Westmorland; comprising the chapelry of Bolton, and the townships of King's Meaburn, Morland, Newby, Sleagill, Great and Little …
Great Musgrave Parish, 1848
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Great Musgrave Parish, 1848
- MUSGRAVE, GREAT (St. Theobald), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 2 miles (W.S.W.) from Brough; containing 167 inhabitants. This parish comprises 4,080 acres, of which 2,400 …
Crosby Garrett Parish, 1848
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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 …
Burton-in-Kendal Parish, 1848
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Burton-in-Kendal Parish, 1848
- BURTON-IN-KENDAL (St. James), a parish, partly in Lonsdale ward, and partly in Kendal ward, union of Kendal, county of Westmorland; and partly in the hundred of Lonsdale south of the …
Clifton Parish (Westmorland), 1848
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Clifton Parish (Westmorland), 1848
- CLIFTON (St. Cuthbert), a parish, in West ward and union, county of Westmorland, 2½ miles (S.E. by S.) from Penrith; containing 288 inhabitants. It derives its name from the situation …
Ravenstonedale Parish, 1848
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Ravenstonedale Parish, 1848
- RAVENSTONEDALE (St. Oswald), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 4¾ miles (S.W.) from Kirkby-Stephen; containing 973 inhabitants. The manor belonged to the priory of Watton, Yorkshire, …
Ormside Parish, 1848
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Ormside Parish, 1848
- ORMSIDE (St. James), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 3¼ miles (S.E. by S.) from Appleby; containing 190 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, valued …
Windermere Parish, 1848
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Windermere Parish, 1848
- WINDERMERE, (St. Martin), a parish, in Kendal ward and union, county of Westmorland, 9 miles (W.N.W.) from Kendal; containing, with the posttown of Bowness, the townships of Applethwaite and Undermilbeck, …
Brough under Stainmoor Parish, 1848
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Brough under Stainmoor Parish, 1848
- BROUGH, or BURG, under Stainmoor (St. Michael), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland; comprising the townships of Brough, Brough-Sowerby, and Hilbeck, and the chapelry of Stainmoor …

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