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"CROSBY-GARRETT, a parish in EAST ward, county of WESTMORLAND, comprising the townships of Crosby-Garrett and Little Musgrave, and containing 273 inhabitants, of which number 193 are in the township of Crosby-Garrett, 3 miles (W. by N.) from Kirkby-Stephen. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Carlisle, rated in the king's books at £19. 4. 4., endowed with £200 private benefaction, and £200 royal bounty, and in the patronage of Richard Bunn, L.L.D., and Mrs. Coulston. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a spacious edifice in the ancient style of English architecture. . . . This parish consists of two detached portions, the chapelry of Soulby lying between them: it has the river Eden on the north-east, and on the south-west a lofty verdant hill, termed Crosby Fell, at the foot of which the village is situated, in a deep and romantic valley."
[From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]
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Crosby Garrett is a split parish in the East Ward of the county adjacent to Asby, Warcop, Great Musgrave, Brough, Soulby, Kirkby Stephen, Ravenstonedale and Orton. The name Crosby might be derived from dwelling by the cross.
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M.I.s for Crosby Garrett were transcribed in Monumental Inscriptions of Westmorland by E. Bellasis 1888-89 and are available on Westmorland Papers.
No returns survive for the 'census' of 1787.
Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1911.
Transcript and index for 1851 has been published by the Cumbria Family History Society and also in 'North Westmorland - An Index to the 1851 Census' compiled by David Lowis and Barbara Slack.
| Crosby Garrett, Baptist |
| Crosby Garrett, Wesleyan Methodist |
| St Andrew Cruciform church with N & S aisles. Of many periods, including Saxon opening and Norman arcade. Historical and architectural notes on National Heritage List (English Heritage site). Photograph(s) and description on VisitCumbria. Access and contact details on Church of England site. More details and maps in Genuki Westmorland Church Database. |
Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts are held by Cumbria Archives :
originals at Kendal RO and microfilm copies at Carlisle RO.
| Baptism registers | [1569]-1973 |
| Marriage registers | 1559-1930 |
| Banns registers | - |
| Burial registers | 1559-1973 |
| Bishops transcripts | 1662-1871 |
See the CASCAT online calogue for WPR48 for information on these and other parish records..
For searching on LDS familysearch.org see IGI batch numbers (compiled by Jake Prescott)
or use the batch number search site (by Hugh Wallis).
The University of Leicester History, Directory & Gazetteer of Cumberland & Westmorland, 1829
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Crosby Garrett to another place.
British History Online provides historical notes for Crosby Garrett from The Later Records relating to North Westmorland by John F. Curwen (1932)
Crosby Garrett, Westmorland; a history of the manor of Crosby Garrett in Westmorland, with local custom and legends (1914) is digitised on the Internet Archive
Cumbria County History Trust has published a "Jubilee Digest" for the township of Crosby Garrett
Magna Britannica et Hibernia.Volume 6: Westmorland by T Cox 1731:
"Crosby-Gerard, the Lordship and Estate of Roger Lord Clifford 4th, of which he died possessed 13 Rich. II. And left it to his Son and Heir Thomas, with many large Estates, of which Crosseby-Rundewyth was at the same Time a Part."
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NY725100 (Lat/Lon: 54.484266, -2.42667), Crosby Garrett which are provided by:
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- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Crosby Garrett is in the diocese of Carlisle and wills will be in Carlisle Record Office.
Hearth Tax records for 1674 Little Musgrave (Crosby Garret) transcribed on Edenlinks.
Window Tax records for 1777 Crosby Garrett transcribed on Edenlinks.