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"WORKINGTON, a parish, seaport, and market town in the ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, county Cumberland, 32 miles S.W. of Carlisle, 7 N.E. of Cockermouth, and 5 S.W. of Maryport. It has stations on the Cockermouth and Workington and Whitehaven junction branches of the London and North-Western railway. The parish contains, besides the town of Workington, the townships of Great and Little Clifton, Stainburn, and Winscales. It is bounded on the W. by the Irish Sea, on the S.E. by the river Maron, and on the N. by the Derwent, which is here crossed by a bridge of three arches." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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| St John, Workington, Church of England |
| St Luke, Clifton, Church of England |
| St Mary, Westfield, Workington, Church of England |
| St Michael, Workington, Church of England |
| Thompson Street Presbyterian Church, Workington, Presbyterian |
| Our Lady and St Michael, Workington, Roman Catholic |
| Low Meeting House, Workington, Society of Friends |
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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Church of England |
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Workington |
St Michael |
1664-1994 |
1664-1994 |
1664-1988 |
1754-1812: 1932-1987 |
1676-1863 |
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Workington |
St John's |
1824-1968 |
1835-1971 |
1835-1976 |
1835-1991 |
1856-1861 |
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Workington |
St Mary Westfield |
1889-2001 |
1954-1976 |
1960-1989 |
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| Clifton | St Luke | YPR40 | 1822-2003 | 1833-1977 | 1822-2003 | 1911-2004 | 1822-1880 | Gt & Lt Clifton | Clifton |
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Non-Conformist |
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Workington, Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Michael |
Roman Catholic |
1810-2005 |
1820-2005 |
1855-2005 |
Whitehaven |
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Workington |
Baptist |
1916-1979 |
Whitehaven |
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Workington |
Other non-conformist |
1787-1836 1853-1886 1907-1924 |
1856-1884 1908- 1918 |
1789-1836 1864-1940 |
Whitehaven |
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Workington |
Presbyterian |
1745-1827; 1889-1979 |
1889-1980 |
Whitehaven |
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Workington, Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Michael |
Roman Catholic |
1810-2005 |
1820-2005 |
1855-2005 |
Whitehaven |
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- The transcription of the section for Workington from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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