HAYTON, Cumberland - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"HAYTON, a parish in the ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland, 7 miles E. of Carlisle, its post town, 2½ S. of Brampton, and half a mile N.W. of the How Mill station, on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. The parish of Hayton, which is about 10 miles in circumference, is bounded by the parishes of Irthington, Cumwhitton, Farlam, Wetheral, Brampton, and Warwick. It contains the four townships of Fenton, Hayton, Little Corby, and Talkin, and is watered by the rivers Gelt, Irthing, and Carn. There is a lake 1 mile in circumference, called Talkin Tarn. The village, which is of pleasing appearance, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Irthing and Gelt. There are coalpits at Talkin Fell. The land is chiefly arable, and the soil of various quality. This parish is very productive of game. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Carlisle, value £150. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is a neat stone structure with a small square tower. The chancel was rebuilt in 1842, by T. H. Graham, Esq. The parochial charities produce about £20 per annum, which goes to the support of a school at Talkin, founded in 1798 by John Milburn. There is also a chapel-of-ease at Talkin, built by T. H. Graham, Esq., together with a parsonage house for the curate. There is a school at Hayton for the accommodation of 100 children of all classes; also a Sunday-school, principally supported by T. H. Graham, Esq., and exclusively his property. There are free reading and news rooms for the working classes, under certain restrictions. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Edmund Castle and Stone House are the principal residences-the former is about 1 mile N.W. of Hayton, the latter at the E. end. The Earl of Carlisle is lord of the manor." "FAUGH AND FENTON, a township in the parish of Hayton, ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland, 4 miles S.W. of Brampton. It includes the hamlet of How, where there is a station on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. A tributary of the river Eden flows through the township and supplies power to several corn and saw mills. The Wesleyans have a chapel here." "FENTON, a hamlet in the parish of Hayton, ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland, 7 miles E. of Carlisle. This hamlet is united to the township of Faugh. The Newcastle and Carlisle railway passes through here." "TALKIN, a township in the parish of Hayton, ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland, 2½ miles S.E. of Brampton, its post town. It is a small agricultural village, situated near Talkin Tarn, on the Carlisle and Newcastle railway and the river Gelt. There are coal mines and slate and stone quarries in the vicinity. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. The church was built by T. H. Graham, Esq., but the stone, which cost £800, was the gift of the late Earl of Carlisle. There is a new schoolhouse, the gift of T. H. Graham."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]