Skirwith, Cumberland

Historical Description

Skirwith, a village, a township, and an ecclesiastical parish in Kirkland parish, Cumberland, 4½ miles from Temple Sowerby station on the N.E.R., and 7½ E by N of Penrith. Post town, Carlisle; money order and telegraph office, Culgaith. Acreage, 5249; population, 286; of the ecclesiastical parish, 272. Skirwith Abbey is the seat of the Parker family. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Carlisle; gross value, £100 with residence. The church was built in 1859, and consists of chancel, nave, aisle, and tower with spire. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

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 Skirwith from the following:

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

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Skirwith 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)