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"MELMERBY, a parish in the Leath ward, county Cumberland, 9 miles N.E. of Penrith, its railway station and post town. It is a small agricultural village situated on the Maiden Way, under Hartside Fell, which rises above the village 1,312 feet. The ascension of this hill is 1 foot in 20, and the surface is of a smooth nature, producing excellent pasture for sheep. About half the land is under cultivation, the remainder, about 2,000 acres, in fell and common. The soil is a sandy loam upon a subsoil of sand and gravel." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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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 |
Melmerby | St John the Baptish | 1701-1955 | 1701-1978 | 1701-1997 | 1754-1957 | 1660-1867 |
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- The transcription of the section for Melmerby from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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