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"WHICHAM, a parish in the ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, county Cumberland, 9 miles S.E. of Ravenglass. The parish stretches between the river Dudden and the sea-coast. The surface is mountainous, and the substratum contains iron ore, which is worked. Nearly two-thirds of the land are in common and waste. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Chester, value £250. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. At Churchgate, in this parish, is a grammar school, founded by Queen Elizabeth, and supported by grant of £16 per annum out of the exchequer." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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St Mary, Whicham, Church of England |
St Mary, Whicham, Church of England |
The original records and bishops transcripts are held in Whitehaven and Carlisle Record Offices, 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 |
Whicham | St Mary | 1569-1907 | 1569-1978 | 1569-1944 | 1823-1992 | 1676-1862 |
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