Claife
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CLAIFE, a township in Hawkeshead parish, Lancashire; on the E side of Esthwaite-water, 2 miles SE of Hawkeshead. Acres, 5, 310. Real property, £3,688. Pop., 540. Houses, 103.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Cumbria Record Office & Local Studies Library, Barrow and at Kendal library.Cemeteries
- St Margaret, Church of England, Low Wray
- St Peter, Church of England, Sawrey
- Society of Friends, Colthouse
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Claife.Church History
Church Records
- St Margaret, Church of England, Low Wray
- St Peter, Church of England, Sawrey
- Society of Friends, Colthouse
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Claife area is Ulverston.Historical Geography
In 1835 Claife was a township in the parish of Hawkshead.Maps
View maps of Claife and places within its boundaries.The Old-Maps site has made available an historic map near Claife in the 19th century.