Seaton, Cumberland

Historical Description

Seaton, a village and a township in Camerton parish, Cumberland, on the river Derwent, 2 miles NNE of Workington. There is a station on the Cleator and Workington Junction railway, and a post and money order office under Workington; telegraph office, Workington. Acreage, 2626, and 638 of tidal water and foreshore; population, 3229. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. The living is annexed to that of Camerton. The church, built in 1883, is in the Gothic style, and consists of chancel, nave, and tower. The living of Holy Trinity, in West Seaton, is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Carlisle; net value, £154 with residence. The church was built in 1893 in the Early English style, and consists of chancel, nave, transepts, and tower. There are also a Wesleyan chapel, and a Good Templars' hall built in 1884. The Hematite Steel and Iron Companies, and the Firebrick Company, have works at West Seaton.

Administration

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

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

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Seaton from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Seaton)

Land and Property

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

Maps

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

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• 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)