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"CULGAITH, a chapelry in the parish of Kirkland, ward of Leath, in the county of Cumberland, 6½ miles E. of Penrith, its post town, and 1 mile N. of Temple Sowerby station on the Eden Valley railway. It is bounded on the W. by the river Eden, and on the S. by the river Tees. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Carlisle, value £80, in the patronage of the Vicar of Kirkland. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small stone edifice." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Bibliography

The Story of Culgaith and its People. Ada Huddart. 1950 Barrow Printing Co Ltd (e-version)

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Church History

All Saints. The church is of 1758 and is a fairly simple red sandstone building with transepts. The panelling is original but the glass is Victorian, as is the West porch. A Wesleyan chapel was erected in 1830.

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Church Records

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.

 

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Marriages from 1802-1880 were solemnised at Kirkland

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Culgaith was a chapelry in the parish of Kirkland in the East of the county. It is adjacent to Kirkland, Ousby, Addingham, Langwathby and Westmorland.

Further historical details are available from Vision of Britain

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History

Culgaith is first recorded in the reign of Henry I when the first lord of the manor was Adam FitzSwane. A mill was first mentioned in 1274. Culgaith was close enough to the Scottish border to be at risk from Scottish raids throughout the middle ages. In 1468 villagers shared a watch with neighbouring townships. Culgaith Moor was enclosed in 1773. The Midland Railway (Settle-Carlisle) was built through Culgaith 1870-73. This included a tunnel of 661 yards. The station was opened 1880.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NY610297 (Lat/Lon: 54.660867, -2.60609), Culgaith which are provided by:

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Names, Geographical

"The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names" by Eilert Ekwell (Oxford, Fourth Edition 1960), suggests Culgaith derives from the Welsh cilgoed - 'back wood', and compares it to 'Culcheth' (in Lancashire). Welsh as the language of origin seems unlikely to me in a county heavily influenced by Viking inroads, so an alternative offered (by the originator of this page) is that the name probably derives from cul - end and garth - garden, which (admittedly) is very similar.

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Population

The population for the village of Culgaith was 133 in 1831 and 330 in 1959

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Probate Records

  • Culgaith fell under the authority of the ancient diocese of Carlisle and wills prior to 1858 were proved in the consistory court there. Records from 1548 to 1858 include original wills, letters of administration and inventories, although there are significant gaps in the years before 1661. These are deposited with the CRO at Carlisle. Comprehensive indexes exist, at the Carlisle CRO, in card files easily accessible in the reading room. The indexes cover from 1617 to 1941, listing the year of probate and the residence of the deceased. This is extraordinarily helpful in distinguishing between many individuals of the same name. Microfilm of many of these records, and a partial typescript of the indexes, is available at the Kendal office of the CRO
    • or more easily via the CASCAT online catalogue
  • The Province of York covered most of northern England, including this parish, and anyone who died leaving property in more than one diocese within the province would have their will proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of York (PCY) or sometimes in the Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York. These records are now deposited with York University, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.
  • For probate from 1858 on, and general information, see our Cumberland - Probate page. However please note registered copy probate records for Cumberland are also available 1858-1941 at the Record Office in Carlisle.