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 Selside is a parish in Kendal Ward. It was formerly part of the extremely large Kendal parish. Neighbouring parishes include Long Sleddale, Burnside, Greyrigg and Orton.

"Whitwell and Selside... Inclining westward, we come to Whitwell and Selside, which though separate divisions, yet make but one constablewick, and seem to have been originally but one manor. When they were first separated doth not appear.
... Fawcet Forest, at the utmost extremity of the parish towards the east and north. It was anciently called Fauside. It is within the chapelry of Selside."

    Nicolson and Burn: History and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. 1777. Transcribed by A Nichols.

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

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

Church History

St Thomas. Church of 1838 with broad tower of 1894.

Church Records

The parish records and Bishop' Transcripts are held at the Kendal Record Office of Cumbria Archives Service. The Record Office reference is WPR30. There will be microfilm copies at Carlisle Record Office.

 
For searching on www.familysearch.org see Jake Prescott's list of IGI batch numbers.

Directories

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

Directories

History

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

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

Probate Records

Wills for Selside 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.

Taxation

Hearth Tax records for 1674 Fawcett Forest transcribed on Edenlinks.

Hearth Tax records for 1674 Whitfell & Selside transcribed on Edenlinks.

Last updated: 15/08/04 Dave Huddart