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Embleton, Cumberland

Historical Description

Embleton, a township and an ecclesiastical parish, in Brigham parish, Cumberland, with a station on the Cocker-mouth, Keswick, and Penrith railway, 2 miles E by S of Cockermouth, which is the post town. Acreage of township, 3952; population, 376; of the ecclesiastical parish, 357. The township comprises the hamlets of Beckhouse, High Side, Shatton, Stanger, and Stanger Hill. The surface is chiefly a pleasant vale, watered by a streamlet from the Wythop fells. Lord Leconfield is the lord of the manor. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle; gross value, £130 with residence. Patron, the Bishop. The church was rebuilt in 1806, and thoroughly renovated, with addi- tions, in 1884.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCumberland 
Civil parishBrigham 
Poor Law unionCockermouth 
WardAllerdale above Derwent 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Embleton from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Embleton are available from a number of sites:


Villages, Hamlets, &c

Beckhouse
Shatton
DistrictAllerdale
CountyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtCA13
Post TownCockermouth

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