Allithwaite, Cumberland
Historical Description
Allithwaite, an ecclesiastical district (St Mary's), being a portion of the civil district of Lower Allithwaite in Cumberland. The nearest station is at Kent's Bank, on the Furness line. It has a post office under Grange-over-Sands (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Kent's Bank. The church is a modern building in the Gothic style. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle; gross value, £300 with residence, in the gift of the Bishop. There is an endowed school. Population, 631.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Allithwaite are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Cumberland, 1615 is available on the Heraldry page.