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Heversham Location of parish on undated map by William Mackenzie, scanned by Sarah Reveley. Area around the parish on undated map by William Mackenzie, scanned by Sarah Reveley. The parish contained the chapelries of Crosthwaite cum Lyth, levens, Crosscrake and Milnthorpe.

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Description & Travel

Nicolson and Burn:
The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. 1777.
Transcribed by Anne Nichols

 "This is one of those places in Westmorland which is mentioned in Domesday, and therein is written Eureshaim; probably from the name of the owner, Eure being a name not yet out of use.

This parish is bounded on the East by Preston Patrick in the parish of Burton, divided from it by the Betha, otherwise Hutton Beck or Lilly Beck; on the South, by the parish of Betham; on the West, by the chapelry of Witherslack in the said parish of Betham; and on the North, by Cartmell Fells, being divided therefrom by the river Winster.

About 200 yards north-west from the church, there is a well which bears the name of St. Mary's well; from whence it has been conjectured that the church was dedicated to that Saint. [Note: The church's dedication is actually to St. Peter and not to St. Mary]

It is a vicarage... ...The advowson whereof belongs to Trinity college in Cambridge.

The fabric of the church is not ancient; for the old church was burned down by accident in the year 1601, whereby all monuments, seats, bells, organ, and other ornaments were utterly destroyed. It was soon after rebuilt (at the expence of the parishioners), and restored to its pristine state; as appears by certificate entered in the parish-book."

Cemeteries

M.I.s for Heversham were transcribed in Monumental Inscriptions of Westmorland by E. Bellasis 1888-89 and are available on Westmorland Papers.

Census

Returns do not survive for the 'census' of 1787.

Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1901.

Church History

Click here for larger photo of church by Kath Hayhurst

 St Peter.
C12th arcade but North arcade is Victorian. As is W tower (by Paley & Austin).
Historical and architectural notes on National Heritage List (EnglishHeritage site).
History and description on Wikipedia.
Photograph(s) and description on VisitCumbria.
Acess and contact details on Church of England site

Click here for larger photo of church by Dave Huddart

 St Thomas.
Milnthorpe. 1837

Photograph(s) and description on VisitCumbria.
Acess and contact details on Church of England site


Church Records

Heversham parish chest. Heversham parish chest

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 St Peter
Heversham		 St Thomas
Milnthorpe
The parish records and Bishop' Transcripts are held at the Kendal Record Office of Cumbria Archives Service.

The Record Office reference is WPR8
The Record Office reference for Milnthorpe is WPR88

There will be microfilm copies at Carlisle Record Office..

For searching on www.familysearch.org see Jake Prescott's list of IGI batch numbers.
Baptism registers 1605-1956 1837-1963
Marriage registers 1605-1958 1838-1966
Banns registers 1770-1919 1838-1960
Burial registers 1605-1893 1838-1913
Bishops transcripts 1682-1914 1855-1915

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Directories

The details for the parish from the Parson & White's Directory for 1829 are transcribed on Edenlinks site.

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History

Magna Britannica et Hibernia.Volume 6: Westmorland
by T Cox 1731.

"Milthrop, a Sea-port situate at the Mouth of the river Can; it is the only Sea-Town in this County, and the Commodities, which are brought hither, are imported in small Vessels from Grange in Lancashire."


Heversham and Milnthorpe  Records relating to the Barony of Kendale, CWAAS, William Farrer & John F. Curwen (editors) are available on British History Online.  Supplementary Records - Heversham and Milnthorpe

Hincaster  Records relating to the Barony of Kendale,  CWAAS, William Farrer & John F. Curwen (editors) are available on British History Online. Supplementary Records - Hincaster and Sedgwick

Sedgwick  Records relating to the Barony of Kendale,  CWAAS, William Farrer & John F. Curwen (editors) are available on British History Online.

Preston Richard  Records relating to the Barony of Kendale,  CWAAS, William Farrer & John F. Curwen (editors) are available on British History Online. Supplementary Records - Preston Richard

Stainton  Records relating to the Barony of Kendale,  CWAAS, William Farrer & John F. Curwen (editors) are available on British History Online. Supplementary Records - Stainton

There is a book: Heversham - The Story of a Westmorland School and Village, by Robert D. Hunter. Published by Titus Wilson & Son, Kendal, 1968.

Heversham Cross Heversham Cross

Also historical information on a Heversham website.

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Probate Records

Wills for Heversham and Milnthorpe will be at Carlisle since about 1858 but before that will be at the Preston R.O. as it was in the Diocese of Chester until that time.

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Taxation

Hearth Tax records for 1674 Milnthorpe (Heversham) transcribed on Edenlinks
Hearth Tax records for 1674 Hincaster (Heversham) transcribed on Edenlinks.
Hearth Tax records for 1674 Preston Richard (Heversham) transcribed on Edenlinks.
Hearth Tax records for 1674 Stainton (Heversham) transcribed on Edenlinks

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 Last updated: Nov 2012 Dave Huddart