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"DEARHAM, a parish in the ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, in the county of Cumberland, 6 miles N.W. of Cockermouth, and 14 W. of Wigton. It has a station on the Maryport and Carlisle railway, and contains Ellenborough and Ewanrigg. There are extensive collieries, the coal from which is shipped at Maryport; also a manufactory for earthenware. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Carlisle, value £85, in the patronage of J. Christian, Esq. The church was much altered by repairs in 1814. It contains a carved Saxon font, and in the churchyard is a sculptured cross." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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| St Mungo, Dearham, Church of England |
| St Mungo, Dearham, Church of England |
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.
Parish | Church | CASCAT ref | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | BTs | IGI Batches | Research Wiki |
Dearham | St Mungo | 1662-1977 | 1662-1993 | 1662-1994 | 1663-1869 | ||||
Dearham (Trinity) | Primitive Methodist | 1956-1992 |
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Transcriptions of Dearham Bishops Transcripts are available from the "Cumberland Roots" (archived) website.
- The transcription of the section for Dearham from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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