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"LONGTOWN, a township and small market and post town in the parish of Arthuret, ward of Eskdale, county Cumberland, 8 miles N.W. of Carlisle, and 309 N.N.W. of London. It is a station on the North British railway, and is about 5 miles from the Rockcliffe station on the Caledonian line. It is situated on the south bank of the river Esk, over which is a stone bridge near the junction of that river with the Liddel." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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| United Presbyterian Chapel later St Andrew, Church of Scotland, Longtown, Church of Scotland |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel, Longtown, Roman Catholic |
The original records and bishops transcripts are held in Carlisle RO, but readers can only access registers on microfilm.
The reference number links to the CASCat catalogue listing for all church records for the parish.
Parish | Church | CASCAT ref | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | BTs | IGI Batches | Research Wiki |
Arthuret | St Michael and All Angels | 1790-2002 | 1754-2006 | 1790-1984 | 1754-1938 | 1665-1870 | |||
Longtown, St Andrew | Church of Scotland | 1925-2003 | Carlisle |
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- The transcription of the section for Longtown from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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