St Bees
"ST. BEES, (or Kirkby Beacock), a parish in the ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, in the county of Cumberland, 3 miles to the N. W. of Egremont. It is situated near the coast of the Irish Sea, along which it extends about 10 miles, and was the largest parish in the county until recently, when Loweswater was constituted a parochial chapelry, with independent jurisdiction. It contains the chapelries of Ennerdale, Eskdale, Hensingham, Nether Wasdale, Wasdale Head, and Whitehaven; and the townships of Kinniside, Lowside-Quarter, Preston-Quarter, Rottington, Sandwith, and Weddiker." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Churches
| St Bees, St Bees, Church of England |
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Gazetteers
- The transcription of the section for St Bees from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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Historical Geography
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History
- The Welcome to St Bees site has a wide range of items of interest, in particular its History section, which provides 'the story of St Bees from its early beginnings'.
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NX972116 (Lat/Lon: 54.489285, -3.588476), St Bees which are provided by:
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- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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